How to Optimise Regional Strategy in 2026

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report released by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of workers in the area utilizing it in their tasks over the past 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 ready to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, consisting of nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, including having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and development," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, investors, and market specialists attended the first Global Business Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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In 2015 the GCC comprised of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, imported $11 billion worth of items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions depend on each other for important 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 included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a statement.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how companies can gain from the changing patterns of worldwide demand and what role Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by functioning as an info and research study centre, by offering business documentation, offering legal services, facilitating networking opportunities through signature business events and providing almost every imaginable organization service, it stated.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid however sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be blended, 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, said company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on regional startups' potential customers of benefiting from current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and actually strong instructional organizations that are increasingly taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the key building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.