Reviewing New GCC Research for Future Insights

Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the region using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and market specialists participated in the first Global Company 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 declaration from organisers said. Both areas depend on each other for vital items.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", explores how companies can gain from the altering patterns of international demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by serving as an info and research centre, by offering business documents, using legal services, facilitating networking chances via signature business occasions and delivering practically every possible business service, it specified.

GCC development will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain solid but sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new industries, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East region 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, stated organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on regional startups' prospects of taking advantage of recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and really strong academic organizations that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins.

"International development funds are being available in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally 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 values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the nation.