Navigating the 2026 GCC Corporate Environment

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the region using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, 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 permit experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading organization leaders, policymakers and investors 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 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, financiers, and market experts attended the first Global Organization Online 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both areas depend on each other for essential products.

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

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can gain from the changing patterns of international demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by functioning as an information and research study centre, by offering organization documents, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities through signature organization occasions and delivering nearly every conceivable company service, it mentioned.

GCC development will enhance in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong but sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider 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 attracting funds and talent, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' potential customers of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and actually strong universities that are increasingly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant driver right now is investing in skill, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that actually wins.

"International growth funds are being available in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and regional governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.