How to Scale GCC Operations in 2026

Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, 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 said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, including having more practical laws to permit for experimentation and development," stated the report.

Leading magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry professionals attended the first Global Business 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 declaration from organisers stated. Both areas count on each other for vital products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how companies can take advantage of the changing patterns of worldwide demand and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by acting as an information and research study centre, by supplying business documents, offering legal services, assisting in networking chances via signature company events and delivering practically every conceivable company service, it specified.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however slow somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, 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 rates; financial balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East area is poised for the next wave of 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). During a panel discussion 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 concern on local startups' prospects of taking advantage of current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the area: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and data privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant driver today is buying skill, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that truly wins."Focusing on the beauty of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are extremely fortunate to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are being available in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional governments to draw in skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the key structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the country.