Middle East

After defying global funding headwinds in 2025, the Middle East enters 2026 with signs of M&A strength, IPO recovery, and rising FDI.

With rising cyber risks and economic competition, digital government is now key to building trust, improving decision-making, and creating a future-ready society.

Benefiting from its 2,000-mile radius geographical characteristic, which encompasses over 3 billion people, the region is strategically positioned to serve Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Global South with non-latency-sensitive AI inference at scale.

From hyperscale data centers to AI mega-rounds, the GCC is leveraging capital, policy, and partnerships to establish a new competitive edge.

This year, risk has moved from the margins to the center of strategy, redefining how organizations pursue long-term advantage.