Reviewing New GCC Data for Strategic Growth

Affirming the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, consisting of nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, consisting of having more practical laws to enable experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top organization leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, business leaders, financiers, and market experts went to the very 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas depend on each other for essential items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the biggest 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 lorries and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can take advantage of the altering patterns of worldwide demand and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by acting as a details and research centre, by offering service documentation, providing legal services, helping with networking opportunities via signature service events and delivering practically every possible organization service, it mentioned.

GCC development will reinforce 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 stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue elsewhere.

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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 attracting funds and talent, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on local start-ups' potential customers of gaining from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and really strong universities that are progressively taking a look 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 biggest motorist right now is investing in skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.