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Verifying the development of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the region using it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.
In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.
Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and development," said the report.
Leading magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and market specialists attended the first Global Business Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.
In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions count on each other for important items.
In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.
The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can take advantage of the altering patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by serving as a details and research centre, by offering organization documents, offering legal services, assisting in networking opportunities by means of signature organization occasions and delivering practically every imaginable company solution, it stated.
GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay solid however slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new industries, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue somewhere else.
SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies drawing in funds and skill, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears promising.
Reacting to a concern on regional start-ups' potential customers of gaining from current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate objective is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.
Our greatest driver right now is investing in talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical talent that actually wins."Concentrating on the beauty of the area for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are extremely lucky to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.
"International development funds are can be found in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow globally are the essential foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.
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