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Verifying the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the usage of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of workers in the area utilizing it in their jobs over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent international criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Top company leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, investors, and industry specialists attended the first Global Organization 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 area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both areas count on each other for necessary products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst 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 online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how businesses can gain from the altering patterns of global 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 but worldwide too, by acting as an information and research study centre, by offering business documents, using legal services, assisting in networking chances by means of signature business occasions and delivering nearly every possible organization solution, it stated.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain solid however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, 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 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 bring in funds and talent, said magnate 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 Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on local start-ups' potential customers of gaining from recent financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and truly strong educational institutions that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our biggest driver today is purchasing skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the beauty of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "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 being available in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the highest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals taped in 2025 in the country.