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Affirming the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using 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 said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance community, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, including having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry professionals participated in the first Global Service Online 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 region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas rely on each other for necessary items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly 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 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 (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how companies can take advantage of the changing patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by serving as an info and research centre, by offering company documentation, providing legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature company events and delivering practically every imaginable company solution, it specified.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid however slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist somewhere else.

Key Steps for Industrial Excellence in the GCC

SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies attracting funds and skill, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of taking advantage of current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the area: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data privacy; and actually strong educational institutions that are progressively looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant driver today is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Focusing on the appearance of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are really lucky to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow globally are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.