Navigating the Next Middle East Corporate Landscape

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, 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 employees in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area appealing, including having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top company leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, business leaders, investors, and market experts went to 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 products 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 supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood products, said a declaration.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can benefit from the altering patterns of global demand and what role Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by serving as an information and research study centre, by offering service paperwork, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities via signature company events and delivering almost every imaginable business option, it mentioned.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area 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 talent, said business 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 Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' potential customers of taking advantage of recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and truly strong instructional institutions that are increasingly looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver right now is purchasing skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that actually wins."Focusing on the attractiveness of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are very lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the community The capability of the UAE and regional governments to draw in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the nation.