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Muscat, 13 Sep 2026 (ONA) — Gulf financial markets saw approximately 401.7 billion shares change hands during 2025, surging 19.5 percent compared with 2024, as the value of traded shares reached some $618 billion, according to the latest data released by the GCC Statistical Centre (GCC-Stat).

Saudi Arabia accounted for approximately 93 percent of e-commerce investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by 2025, up from 46 percent in 2021. This reflects the Kingdom’s growing role in the digital economy and its consolidation as a regional e-commerce hub

Africa’s artificial intelligence sector has expanded sharply over the past five years. Startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt are applying machine learning to healthcare diagnostics, agricultural yield prediction, credit scoring and logistics optimization, reaching users across multiple African markets from relatively modest bases.