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Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks over the past 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 country are ready to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top company leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the two areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and industry specialists attended the very first Global Business Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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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 statement from organisers said. Both regions rely on each other for vital 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 area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood products, stated a declaration.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how businesses can benefit from the changing patterns of international 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 but internationally too, by acting as an information and research centre, by offering service documentation, using legal services, helping with networking chances through signature organization events and providing practically every imaginable service service, it mentioned.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist 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 bring in funds and skill, stated company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a question on local startups' potential customers of benefiting from recent investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information privacy; and truly strong educational organizations that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant chauffeur right now is investing in skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that actually wins."Focusing on the appearance of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are very lucky to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are being available in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and local governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the key building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals taped in 2025 in the country.