Analysing 2026 GCC Data for Strategic Insights

Affirming the development 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 increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's development in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

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

Leading company leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the two areas can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, service leaders, financiers, and industry professionals participated in 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 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 necessary products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent 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. Among the Latin American states, the GCC depends on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood products, said 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 international need and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by acting as a details and research centre, by offering business documentation, offering legal services, assisting in networking opportunities by means of signature company events and delivering nearly every conceivable service solution, it specified.

GCC development will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay solid however slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil prices; 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 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, said service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a concern on local startups' potential customers of gaining from current financial investments in digital facilities, 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 really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information privacy; and actually strong universities that are increasingly taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our biggest chauffeur right now is investing in skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to draw in talent; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.