Will Strategic Analytics Drive Middle East Corporate Success?

Verifying the development of AI in the area, a report launched 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 workers 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 innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance community, consisting of national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Top service leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and international policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and market experts participated in the very first Global Organization Online 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both regions count on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for automobiles and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how services can gain from the changing patterns of worldwide demand and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next action in company 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 centre, by supplying business documentation, providing legal services, facilitating networking opportunities through signature company occasions and providing practically every possible business service, it stated.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid but sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, balancing out in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however 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 attracting funds and skill, stated service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During 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 regional investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' prospects of taking advantage of current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data privacy; and truly strong universities that are increasingly looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant driver right now is investing in skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow globally are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.