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

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the two areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and market experts went to the first Global Organization 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 items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both regions count on each other for vital products.

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 added. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood products, said a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can benefit from the changing patterns of global need and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by acting as an info and research centre, by offering business paperwork, providing legal services, assisting in networking chances by means of signature service occasions and providing practically every conceivable organization service, it specified.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid but sluggish a little. 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 growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East area is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies bring in funds and skill, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a question on local startups' potential customers of taking advantage of recent investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot opting for us in the area: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is investing in talent, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow worldwide are the essential foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.