Emerging Strategic Shifts Defining the 2026 GCC Economy

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the region using it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, including having more practical laws to permit for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and market experts participated in the very first Global Business Online 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions rely on each other for important 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 added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can gain from the altering patterns of global demand and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by functioning as an information and research centre, by providing service paperwork, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances by means of signature company occasions and delivering practically every imaginable organization option, it stated.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain strong however sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies attracting funds and talent, stated service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' potential customers of gaining from recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low expense of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and actually strong instructional institutions that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are being available in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.