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Verifying the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the region utilizing it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to deploy AI properly, 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 area attractive, including having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and development," said the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the two areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, service leaders, investors, and industry experts participated in the very first Global Company 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 items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area 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 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for countries 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 automobiles and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how services can take advantage of the altering patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by functioning as a details and research study centre, by providing service documentation, offering legal services, helping with networking opportunities via signature company occasions and delivering nearly every possible business solution, it mentioned.

GCC development will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid however sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but 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 government policies attracting funds and skill, said company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from recent financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot choosing us in the region: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and actually strong instructional institutions that are increasingly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is buying skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Focusing on the attractiveness of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are very lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the area.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.