How to Secure a Competitive Edge in 2026

Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI among the workforce 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 stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more practical laws to permit experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and market experts participated in the first Global Organization Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Emerging Strategic Shifts Shaping the 2026 GCC Market

In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 said. Both regions count on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can benefit from the changing patterns of worldwide demand and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by acting as an info and research centre, by supplying company documents, providing legal services, helping with networking opportunities via signature business events and providing nearly every conceivable company option, it stated.

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

Emerging Future Trends Defining the 2026 GCC Economy

SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger 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 bring in funds and skill, stated magnate 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 Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of gaining from recent investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low expense of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information privacy; and truly strong instructional institutions that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is investing in talent, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins.

"International growth funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the community The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.