Predicting the Next Middle East Corporate Landscape

Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched 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 properly, well above the 76 percent international benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry specialists attended the first Global Service Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Predicting the 2026 Middle East Business Environment

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 region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas rely on each other for important items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how services can benefit from the altering patterns of worldwide demand and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by functioning as an information and research study centre, by supplying organization paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities via signature service events and delivering practically every possible business option, it stated.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid however slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue somewhere else.

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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 drawing in funds and skill, said organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a question on local start-ups' prospects of taking advantage of current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and really strong educational organizations that are significantly looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are being available in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the nation.