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SHRPA State of HR Industry 2025: Middle East Report

A People Matters exclusive report look deeper at the current talent, tech, and business trends impacting the Middle East
Sweeping national transformation agendas, accelerated digital investments, intensifying competition for foreign talent, and the rapid rise of AI are reshaping the region’s workforce and business landscape. At the same time, shifting demographics, evolving citizen workforce expectations, and the pressure to deliver productivity gains are redefining how organisations must build capabilities for the future. In 2026, success will hinge on how effectively HR can translate these external forces into strategic advantage.
People Matters’ exclusive SHRPA State of HR Industry Report 2025: Middle East Insights is your roadmap for navigating this next phase.
Explore data-backed trends, shifts, and imperatives that will influence HR, technology, and business decisions over the next 12 months.
From analysing the impact of AI acceleration to decoding urgent talent challenges intensified by nationalisation goals and talent constraints, this report equips HR leaders, CXOs, HR tech partners, and investors to lead with clarity, anticipate shifts, and drive measurable organisational impact.
The report helps you uncover:
- The top business-critical challenges HR must solve in the region’s evolving economic landscape
- Why AI readiness, digital capability building, and workforce agility are becoming non-negotiable
- HR tech investment trends, adoption barriers, and innovations shaping the region’s transformation agenda
- Gaps in HR effectiveness across capability development, culture, leadership, and workforce planning—and what must change in 2026
Whether you are building a future-ready talent engine, or embarking on new HR transformation journeys, or shaping long-term workforce strategy aligned to national visions, these insights help you lead with speed and strategic foresight.
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