Navigating the Next GCC Business Landscape

Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area utilizing it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Top business leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, service leaders, financiers, and industry professionals attended the first Global Company 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 stated. Both regions depend on each other for vital items.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for countries in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how businesses can benefit from the altering patterns of worldwide need and what function Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by serving as a details and research study centre, by providing business documentation, offering legal services, assisting in networking opportunities through signature organization events and providing almost every possible business solution, it specified.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies attracting funds and talent, said company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on local startups' prospects of gaining from recent investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and truly strong instructional organizations that are progressively looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our biggest motorist today is purchasing talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are really lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International growth funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the essential foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the country.