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Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Leading magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and industry experts participated in the 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions 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 biggest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how businesses can gain from the changing patterns of global need 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 worldwide too, by functioning as an information and research study centre, by offering organization documents, providing legal services, facilitating networking chances through signature organization events and delivering practically every conceivable business solution, it mentioned.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid but sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East area is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies drawing in funds and talent, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (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 agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' prospects of benefiting from current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and truly strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our biggest driver today is purchasing talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Focusing on the appearance of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are very lucky to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International growth funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The capability of the UAE and local governments to attract talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the key building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the nation.