Methods for Optimising Regional Strategy in 2026

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the region using it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent global criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, consisting of 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 practical laws to enable experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top business leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the 2 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 market experts went to the first Global Company Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Predicting the 2026 Middle East Corporate Landscape

In 2015 the GCC made up 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 statement from organisers said. Both areas rely on each other for vital items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for countries in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how services can benefit from the altering patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by functioning as an info and research centre, by supplying organization documents, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities by means of signature company occasions and delivering almost every conceivable business option, it mentioned.

GCC development will enhance in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid but sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider 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 drawing in funds and talent, said service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on regional startups' potential customers of gaining from current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and actually strong educational institutions that are increasingly looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist today is buying skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International growth funds are coming in, which reveals clear indications 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 crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.