Predicting the 2026 GCC Corporate Environment

Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month stated that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the region using it in their tasks over the previous 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 ready to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and development," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and market experts participated in the very 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 items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both regions count on each other for essential items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can gain from the altering patterns of international demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by acting as an info and research centre, by supplying business documentation, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities by means of signature service occasions and delivering practically every possible business solution, it stated.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger 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 attracting funds and skill, said company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data personal privacy; and really strong universities that are increasingly looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest motorist right now is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Focusing on the beauty of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "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 growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and local governments to draw in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals taped in 2025 in the nation.