Key Steps for Operational Excellence in the GCC

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month said that the usage of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the area using it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, business leaders, investors, and market professionals participated in the first Global Service Online 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions rely on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (generally poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can benefit from the altering patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next action in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however globally too, by serving as an information and research study centre, by offering service paperwork, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances via signature company events and delivering nearly every conceivable organization service, it specified.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area 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 magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "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 taking advantage of current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being 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 skill that actually wins."Focusing on the attractiveness of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International growth funds are being available in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.