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Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the region utilizing it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to allow for experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, service leaders, investors, and industry professionals attended the first Global Company 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both regions count on each other for necessary products.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent 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 (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, stated a declaration.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can gain from the changing patterns of international need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by acting as an information and research centre, by offering service paperwork, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances by means of signature organization events and delivering nearly every imaginable organization option, it mentioned.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid but slow slightly. 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 development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but 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 federal government policies attracting funds and skill, 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 Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and actually strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver right now is purchasing skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are very lucky to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and local governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow worldwide are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.