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Affirming the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area utilizing it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to enable experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry professionals went to the first Global Company Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 stated. Both regions rely on each other for necessary items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, said a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", checks out how companies can benefit from the altering patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by acting as an information and research study centre, by supplying service paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature business occasions and providing almost every imaginable organization service, it specified.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies attracting funds and skill, said service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' prospects of gaining from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information privacy; and actually strong educational institutions that are significantly taking a look at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our biggest driver today is purchasing talent, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the area for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I think we are really lucky to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are can be found in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the key building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.