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Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI among the workforce 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 criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area appealing, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and growth," said the report.

Leading service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, organization leaders, financiers, and industry specialists participated in 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both regions rely on each other for essential 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 added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how services can take advantage of the changing patterns of international need and what function Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by functioning as an info and research centre, by providing service documentation, using legal services, assisting in networking opportunities via signature service occasions and delivering almost every possible service service, it specified.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain strong but sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider 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 drawing in funds and skill, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of gaining from current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low expense of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and data privacy; and truly strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the nation.