Navigating the Next GCC Corporate Environment

Affirming the growth of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area utilizing it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, business leaders, financiers, and market professionals participated in the very 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both regions count on each other for necessary products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how services can benefit from the changing patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by functioning as an information and research study centre, by supplying service paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking chances via signature business occasions and providing almost every conceivable business solution, it stated.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger 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, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' potential customers of benefiting from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much going for us in the region: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information privacy; and truly strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our ultimate objective is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is investing in talent, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that truly wins.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow worldwide are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.