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Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC earlier this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the region using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Leading service leaders, policymakers and investors 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 global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry professionals went to the first Global Service 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 area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions count on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for countries in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how companies can benefit from the altering patterns of global need and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by acting as a details and research study centre, by supplying business paperwork, using legal services, assisting in networking opportunities via signature company events and providing nearly every conceivable business solution, it specified.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain solid but slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader 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, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on regional startups' potential customers of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and truly strong instructional organizations that are significantly taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is purchasing talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are really fortunate to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International development funds are being available in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow globally are the essential foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.