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Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the usage of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent global benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and development," said the report.

Leading magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional 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.

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In 2015 the GCC comprised of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, imported $11 billion worth of products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas depend on each other for essential items.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, said a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how organizations can take advantage of the altering patterns of global need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however globally too, by acting as an information and research centre, by offering service documents, using legal services, assisting in networking opportunities by means of signature company events and providing nearly every possible business solution, it mentioned.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid but slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist elsewhere.

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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 government policies bring in funds and skill, stated organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' prospects of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information privacy; and truly strong educational institutions that are progressively looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical talent that actually wins."Focusing on the beauty of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I think we are really lucky to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the highest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.