How to Scale Regional Strategy in 2026

Verifying the development of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the area utilizing it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent global benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area appealing, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to enable for experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top company leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry specialists attended 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 statement from organisers said. Both areas count on each other for vital products.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the region's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for countries in the area, 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 organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how businesses can gain from the altering patterns of worldwide demand and what function Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by serving as an info and research centre, by offering organization documentation, providing legal services, helping with networking chances by means of signature service occasions and providing practically every conceivable business option, it stated.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid but slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil rates; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but 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 drawing in funds and skill, stated company 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 Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional 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 infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information privacy; and truly strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She included: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is buying skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins."Concentrating on the beauty of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are really lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are being available in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.