Predicting the Next GCC Corporate Environment

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month said that the usage of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the region using it in their tasks over the previous 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 all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to allow for experimentation and development," said the report.

Top business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry professionals participated in the first Global Service Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Emerging Strategic Shifts Defining the 2026 Regional Market

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 declaration from organisers stated. Both areas depend on each other for important items.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent 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. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can gain from the changing patterns of international need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by acting as a details and research study centre, by providing organization documentation, providing legal services, assisting in networking chances by means of signature business occasions and providing nearly every conceivable organization option, it mentioned.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay strong however sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-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 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 attracting funds and talent, said company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a question on regional startups' prospects of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are can be found in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and local governments to attract skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.