Can Strategic Analytics Drive Middle East Corporate Success?

Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 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 country are ready to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance community, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, organization leaders, financiers, and market specialists went to the first Global Organization 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 region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both areas 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 area's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt 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 (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, stated a declaration.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how companies can benefit from the altering patterns of worldwide need and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by serving as a details and research study centre, by supplying organization documents, providing legal services, assisting in networking opportunities via signature service events and delivering almost every imaginable company option, it specified.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay solid but sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies bring in funds and talent, stated organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional startups' prospects of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a very progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and truly strong academic organizations that are progressively looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver today is buying talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Focusing on the beauty of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are very fortunate to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the area.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the essential building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.