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

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Leading service leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the two 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 experts participated in the very 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 declaration from organisers said. Both areas rely on each other for necessary items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost 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 region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how businesses can take advantage of the changing patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by acting as an information and research centre, by providing organization documentation, using legal services, facilitating networking opportunities through signature business occasions and providing nearly every conceivable organization option, it stated.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay solid however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.

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

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Reacting to a question on regional startups' prospects of gaining from current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low cost of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information privacy; and actually strong universities that are progressively taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver right now is investing in skill, 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 community The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the essential structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the country.