Navigating the 2026 Middle East Corporate Landscape

Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month said that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the region utilizing 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 stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance ecosystem, consisting of nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the region appealing, consisting of having more practical laws to enable experimentation and growth," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how nations from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, financiers, and industry specialists participated in the first Global Company 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 declaration from organisers stated. Both areas rely on each other for important items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for countries in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how businesses can gain from the changing patterns of international demand and what function Dubai can play in helping with the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however globally too, by acting as an info and research centre, by supplying organization documents, offering legal services, assisting in networking chances via signature service occasions and delivering almost every imaginable service service, it specified.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay strong however sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but 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 bring in funds and talent, said business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much going for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information personal privacy; and really strong academic institutions that are progressively taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She included: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver today is buying skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that truly wins."Focusing on the beauty of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are really lucky to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the region.

"International development funds are being available in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local federal governments to attract talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow globally are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the highest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.