Predicting the 2026 Middle East Corporate Environment

Verifying the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of workers in the region utilizing it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report released by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are prepared to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, including having more practical laws to allow for experimentation and growth," said the report.

Leading organization leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, service leaders, financiers, and market experts participated in the very first Global Organization Online forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Navigating the Next GCC Corporate Environment

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 statement from organisers stated. Both areas count on each other for necessary products.

In 2015 Latin America provided almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 percent of the area's total sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for nations in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC counts on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for cars and Chile for wood items, stated a statement.

The forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how businesses can take advantage of the changing patterns of global need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next step in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by serving as an information and research centre, by offering service documentation, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature organization occasions and providing practically every possible business solution, it stated.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will remain solid however sluggish a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new markets, and public financial investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector growth will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil prices; financial balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits persist in other places.

Accelerating Regional Industrial Expansion through Innovation

SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies bring in funds and talent, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears appealing.

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Reacting to a concern on local start-ups' potential customers of taking advantage of recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, policy and data personal privacy; and actually strong universities that are significantly taking a look at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant chauffeur right now is investing in talent, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that truly wins.

"International development funds are can be found in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and local governments to attract skill; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the greatest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.