How to Scale GCC Operations in 2026

Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the region utilizing it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area appealing, including having more practical laws to enable experimentation and development," said the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and international policymakers, presidents, CEOs, business leaders, financiers, and industry experts participated in the very first Global Service Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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In 2015 the GCC made up of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, imported $11 billion worth of items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both regions count on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can gain from the changing patterns of international need and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by functioning as an info and research centre, by offering company documents, offering legal services, helping with networking chances through signature business occasions and providing practically every imaginable service service, it mentioned.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East area is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies drawing in funds and skill, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of benefiting from current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot opting for us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and actually strong universities that are progressively taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist today is purchasing skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Focusing on the attractiveness of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the area.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and regional governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.