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Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched 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 employees in the area using it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.
In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.
Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and growth," said the report.
Is Your UAE HR Method Ready for Gen Z?Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry experts went to the first Global Company Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.
In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 stated. Both areas depend on each other for essential items.
In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.
The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how businesses can take advantage of the altering patterns of worldwide demand and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by serving as an information and research centre, by providing company documents, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities via signature business events and delivering practically every conceivable organization option, it specified.
GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.
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 attracting funds and talent, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.
How Shared Provider Are Driving Digital Transformation in the GulfReacting to a concern on regional start-ups' potential customers of gaining from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data privacy; and truly strong universities that are increasingly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.
Our most significant chauffeur right now is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins.
"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and regional governments to draw in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the key structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.
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