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Affirming the development of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier 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 tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, consisting of 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 practical laws to enable experimentation and development," said the report.

Top service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how countries from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, business leaders, financiers, and market professionals participated in the very first Global Service 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 items from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions depend on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for countries in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a statement.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can take advantage of the changing patterns of global demand and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by serving as a details and research study centre, by providing organization documents, using legal services, assisting in networking opportunities by means of signature organization occasions and delivering almost every possible organization solution, it stated.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain strong but sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue somewhere else.

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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 skill, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' potential customers of gaining from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for 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 significantly taking a look at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is purchasing skill, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that actually wins."Focusing on the beauty of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are extremely fortunate to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow worldwide are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the greatest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.