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Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their jobs over the past 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 prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area appealing, including having more practical laws to enable experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top organization leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how nations from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry specialists participated in the first Global Company 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both areas rely on each other for necessary items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how businesses can benefit from the altering patterns of international need and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however globally too, by acting as a details and research centre, by offering company documentation, offering legal services, helping with networking chances by means of signature organization events and delivering almost every possible company service, it mentioned.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain strong but sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East region is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies bring in funds and talent, stated business 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 Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on regional start-ups' prospects of taking advantage of current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot going 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 universities that are increasingly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and local governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.