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Stock image of a robot hand on a blue background, from Tbreak coverage of the WEF and Bain report

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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.

16 October 2026 · 4 sources