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Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more practical laws to permit experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and industry professionals went to the very first Global Company 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 statement from organisers stated. Both areas rely 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 region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can take advantage of the changing patterns of international demand and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by functioning as a details and research study centre, by supplying service paperwork, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances by means of signature service occasions and delivering nearly every conceivable organization service, it stated.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger 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 bring in funds and skill, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' potential customers of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and really strong educational institutions that are progressively taking a look at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our biggest driver today is buying talent, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the area for investors, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are very fortunate to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International growth funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow worldwide are the essential foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.