Methods for Optimising GCC Strategy in 2026

Affirming the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the region utilizing 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 stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are all set to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area appealing, including having more pragmatic laws to permit for experimentation and growth," said the report.

Leading company leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently explored how countries from the two areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry experts participated in the very first Global Company 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both regions count on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the largest trading partner for nations in the region, 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 products, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", checks out how organizations can gain from the altering patterns of international demand and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by functioning as a details and research study centre, by offering business documentation, providing legal services, assisting in networking chances via signature company occasions and providing almost every conceivable organization service, it specified.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain solid but slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.

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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 government policies attracting funds and talent, said magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local startups' potential customers of benefiting from current investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and data privacy; and really strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our biggest chauffeur right now is purchasing talent, since in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the region for investors, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are very fortunate to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are can be found in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow globally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.