Will Strategic Analytics Define Middle East Corporate Success?

Affirming the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the region utilizing it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and development," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the 2 areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and market specialists went to the 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both areas count on each other for important items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can gain from the changing patterns of global need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by functioning as an info and research centre, by supplying organization documentation, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances by means of signature organization events and delivering practically every possible business option, it mentioned.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain solid but slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies drawing in funds and talent, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a very progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant driver today is buying talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that actually wins."Focusing on the beauty of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I think we are very lucky to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the essential structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.