How to Scale GCC Strategy in 2026

Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks 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 release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region appealing, including having more practical laws to enable for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top organization leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and market experts attended the first Global Company 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 statement from organisers stated. Both areas depend on each other for essential products.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Among the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, said a statement.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how companies can benefit from the changing patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but globally too, by serving as a details and research centre, by providing company documentation, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances by means of signature business occasions and delivering almost every conceivable company option, it mentioned.

GCC development will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain strong however slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, brand-new industries, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil costs; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies drawing in funds and skill, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional startups' prospects of taking advantage of current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information privacy; and truly strong academic organizations that are progressively looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist today is buying skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that actually wins."Focusing on the appearance of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are really lucky to onboard the three biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"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 bring in skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the key structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.