Navigating the 2026 GCC Corporate Environment

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

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including national efforts 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 allow for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading business leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and market specialists participated in the very first Global Company 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 stated. Both areas depend on each other for essential items.

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 without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles 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 companies can gain from the altering 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 however globally too, by acting as an information and research centre, by offering business documentation, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature service occasions and providing practically every possible business option, it stated.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader 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 drawing in funds and skill, stated service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' potential customers of benefiting from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much choosing us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information privacy; and really strong academic institutions that are progressively taking a look at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest motorist today is buying skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are very fortunate to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial 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 governments to attract skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the country.