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Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks over the past 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 nation are ready to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, service leaders, financiers, and industry experts went to the first Global Business 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 items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both areas count on each other for essential products.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, said a declaration.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how businesses can benefit from the altering patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by functioning as a details and research centre, by providing organization documents, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities by means of signature organization occasions and delivering nearly every possible business solution, it specified.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay strong however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil costs; fiscal 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 area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies bring in funds and talent, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of benefiting from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and truly strong instructional institutions that are increasingly taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest motorist today is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the beauty of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are really lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International growth funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.