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Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the area utilizing it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance environment, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Leading service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and market specialists participated in the first Global Organization 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 items 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 important items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The 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 demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by serving as an information and research study centre, by offering organization paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities by means of signature company occasions and providing practically every conceivable organization option, it mentioned.

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

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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 attracting funds and talent, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "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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Responding to a concern on regional start-ups' prospects of gaining from recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much choosing us in the region: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data personal privacy; and actually strong universities that are progressively looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist today is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the area for investors, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are really fortunate to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.