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WEF and Bain estimate AI could add over $1 trillion in MENA value by 2030
A World Economic Forum report with Bain & Company, published on 14 October 2026, estimates AI could unlock more than $1 trillion in economic and sustainability value across MENA by 2030. That’s a modelled estimate, not a forecast of what will happen. The report says reaching it depends on using AI for more than small improvements, and on grids, power and water keeping up with data centres.
