Predicting the 2026 Middle East Corporate Landscape

Verifying the growth of AI in the area, a report released by PwC previously this month stated that the usage of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the area using it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

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

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

Leading organization leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how countries from the 2 areas can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, organization leaders, investors, and market specialists participated in the first Global Company Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Key Steps for Industrial Excellence in the GCC

In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 statement from organisers said. Both regions depend on each other for important items.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for countries 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 cars and Chile for wood products, stated a statement.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how services can take advantage of the changing patterns of international need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by serving as an information and research centre, by providing service documentation, offering legal services, facilitating networking opportunities by means of signature organization occasions and providing almost every conceivable organization solution, it mentioned.

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

Industrial Excellence: a Key Pillar for 2026 Growth

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 government policies attracting funds and talent, said business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel discussion on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on local start-ups' potential customers of taking advantage of current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the area: the low expense of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and information privacy; and really strong academic organizations that are increasingly taking a look at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

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

"International growth funds are being available in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and local governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow globally are the crucial building blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital stated that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the greatest values, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the country.