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Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using 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 nation are all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, consisting of national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Top service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, company leaders, investors, and market experts went to the first Global Service 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 regions depend on each other for important 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 included. 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 organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how companies can gain from the altering patterns of worldwide demand and what role Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by serving as an info and research centre, by supplying organization documents, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities via signature organization occasions and providing nearly every conceivable company solution, it mentioned.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain strong however slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue somewhere else.

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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 bring in funds and skill, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on regional start-ups' prospects of benefiting from current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot choosing us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information privacy; and truly strong educational institutions that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is investing in skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins.

"International development funds are can be found in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The capability of the UAE and regional governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.