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Optimising Corporate Efficiency through Advanced Market Research

Published Aug 13, 26
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Verifying the growth of AI in the region, a report launched 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 past 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 country are ready to deploy AI properly, well above the 76 percent worldwide criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance environment, consisting of nationwide initiatives 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 experimentation and growth," stated the report.

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Leading business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how countries from the 2 regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and market specialists went to the first Global Service Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 area were $5.6 billion, a statement from organisers said. Both areas count on each other for essential products.

In 2015 Latin America supplied almost half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is by far the biggest trading partner for countries 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, stated a declaration.

The online forum was arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how organizations can benefit from the changing patterns of international need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC however worldwide too, by serving as a details and research centre, by supplying organization paperwork, using legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature organization occasions and providing almost every imaginable business solution, it mentioned.

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

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger 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 attracting funds and skill, said organization leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Appear Like", speakers concurred that the emerging regional investment landscape appears appealing.

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Responding to a concern on local startups' prospects of gaining from recent investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have a lot opting for us in the region: the low expense of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, policy and data privacy; and really strong universities that are progressively looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme objective is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our greatest chauffeur right now is investing in skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in skill; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here along with inflow worldwide are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals recorded in 2025 in the country.

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