Will Market Research Drive Middle East Corporate Success?

Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the region using it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area appealing, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top organization leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry experts attended the first Global Service 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 stated. Both regions rely 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 overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for nations in the area, 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 items, said a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how services can gain from the altering patterns of international need and what function Dubai can play in helping with 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 serving as an info and research study centre, by offering business paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities by means of signature organization occasions and delivering practically every imaginable business solution, it stated.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain strong however slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East area 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 discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a concern on regional startups' potential customers of gaining from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and actually strong instructional institutions that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest motorist today is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are extremely lucky to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow globally are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.