Predicting the Next Middle East Business Environment

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

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, consisting of nationwide efforts 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 permit for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading organization leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, presidents, CEOs, business leaders, investors, and industry professionals attended the first Global Organization Online 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both areas rely 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 largest trading partner for countries 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 automobiles and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The 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 international demand and what function Dubai can play in helping with 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 acting as a details and research study centre, by supplying company documents, using legal services, helping with networking chances via signature business events and providing nearly every conceivable business option, it stated.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay strong but sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies attracting funds and skill, said organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "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 local start-ups' potential customers of gaining from recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low expense of energy, a very progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and truly strong educational organizations that are significantly looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver today is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the area.

"International growth funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and local governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the greatest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the country.