Predicting the 2026 Middle East Business Landscape

Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month said that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of staff members in the region utilizing it in their tasks over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are ready to release AI properly, well above the 76 percent global standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are believing holistically about how to make the area attractive, consisting of having more practical laws to permit experimentation and development," stated the report.

Top magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America just 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, presidents, CEOs, magnate, investors, and market experts participated in the very first Global Business Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

Methods for Scaling GCC Operations in 2026

In 2015 the GCC comprised 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 region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas count on each other for important products.

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

The online forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Moving Synergies", checks out how organizations can take advantage of the altering patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in facilitating the next action in company relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by functioning as a details and research centre, by supplying service documentation, offering legal services, facilitating networking chances through signature business occasions and delivering practically every conceivable company solution, it mentioned.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster expansion in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay solid but slow slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new industries, and public financial investment; inflation will remain soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will accelerate, offsetting in part lower oil prices; fiscal balances will be blended, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits continue elsewhere.

Emerging Future Shifts Shaping the 2026 GCC Economy

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 talent, said organization 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 Venture Capital Look Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Responding to a concern on local start-ups' potential customers of taking advantage of recent financial investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have so much opting for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a really progressive government that is ahead in policy, guideline and data privacy; and actually strong instructional institutions that are progressively looking at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this area, particularly the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant chauffeur today is investing in skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that truly wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I believe we are very lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the area.

"International development funds are coming in, which reveals clear signs of maturity of the environment The ability of the UAE and regional federal governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first approach, abundance of capital here as well as inflow worldwide are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of handle the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers taped in 2025 in the nation.