How to Scale Regional Operations in 2026

Affirming the development of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC earlier 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 jobs 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 release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance community, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the region attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to permit experimentation and development," said the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how countries from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry specialists participated in the very 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 items 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 products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far 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 (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, said a declaration.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", explores how services can gain from the altering patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however internationally too, by acting as a details and research centre, by providing service paperwork, offering legal services, assisting in networking opportunities via signature company events and providing nearly every possible organization service, it stated.

GCC development will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid but sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist somewhere else.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader 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 bring in funds and skill, said service leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (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 concern on local startups' prospects of taking advantage of current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information personal privacy; and really strong universities that are increasingly looking at AI and turning out technical talent in AI."She added: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our biggest motorist today is investing in skill, since in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the region for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are really fortunate to onboard the three largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to draw in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the highest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.