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Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the area utilizing it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, including having more practical laws to allow for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and industry specialists attended the first Global Organization 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 declaration from organisers said. Both areas count on each other for vital products.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among 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 online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can take advantage of the changing patterns of global need and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by functioning as a details and research study centre, by supplying company documents, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature business events and providing nearly every possible service service, it mentioned.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider 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 company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on regional start-ups' prospects of gaining from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much going for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive government that is ahead in policy, regulation and data privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our ultimate objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our biggest chauffeur right now is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the community The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.