Can Market Analytics Drive Middle East Corporate Growth?

Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report launched by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI among the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the region utilizing 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 said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide benchmark, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, consisting of nationwide efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Top business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, presidents, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry professionals participated in the very first Global Organization 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 goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the area were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both regions rely on each other for essential items.

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 by far the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for vehicles and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can benefit from the changing patterns of global demand and what function Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by acting as an info and research centre, by providing company paperwork, using legal services, assisting in networking chances via signature service events and delivering almost every imaginable company solution, it specified.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will remain strong however sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East region is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies drawing in funds and skill, stated company leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the very 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 regional startups' prospects of taking advantage of current financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low expense of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information personal privacy; and truly strong universities that are increasingly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our greatest driver right now is investing in skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear signs of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local federal governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here along with inflow internationally are the crucial structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the greatest values, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.