Industrial Excellence: a Strategic Pillar for Regional Growth

Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, 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 innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent international standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to enable experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading magnate, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how countries from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, investors, and market experts attended the first Global Service 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 area were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers stated. Both areas 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 overall sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Moving Synergies", explores how companies can take advantage of the changing patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by serving as an information and research study centre, by providing company paperwork, offering legal services, assisting in networking chances via signature business events and providing nearly every conceivable service option, it specified.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong but sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will speed up, offsetting in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist 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 federal government policies drawing in funds and skill, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 analyzing "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging local financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on local start-ups' prospects of benefiting from current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much choosing us in the area: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and information personal privacy; and truly strong instructional institutions that are significantly looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

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

"International development funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and regional governments to attract talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow globally are the key structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.