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Can Strategic Analytics Define Middle East Industrial Success?

Published Aug 20, 26
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Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the area utilizing it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance community, consisting of national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Top business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, service leaders, 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 products 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 important items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how businesses can benefit from the changing patterns of international need 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 serving as a details and research study centre, by supplying business documentation, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities via signature organization occasions and delivering practically every conceivable business option, it stated.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain strong however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil rates; financial 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 larger 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 skill, said organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During 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 local financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' prospects of gaining from recent investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the area: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and truly strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our ultimate objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow globally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.

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