(compared to 39% globally). Upskilling emerges as the most-anticipated workforce strategy. Compared to global averages, companies see an increasing need for skills in resource management and operations (43%, compared to 24% globally) and reading, writing and mathematics. Amidst geopolitical tensions, a majority of employers operating in Israel highlight broadening digital access and rising cost of living as key drivers of business transformation by 2030. Forty- six percent of firms in the country also identify increased focus on labour and social issues as a key trend, and a similar number expect stricter anti- trust and competition regulations to impact their business models; this rate is significantly above the global average of 17%. By 2030, anticipated key workforce strategies for firms in Israel include hiring talent with emerging skills, accelerating automation, and upskilling employees: 80% of employers are planning on re-orienting their operations to capitalize on new AI-driven business opportunities. Skills such as resilience, flexibility and agility are seen as increasingly in demand, alongside systems thinking. Businesses operating in Morocco identify the green transition and uncertain economic conditions as the key forces shaping labour-market transformation by 2030. Skills gaps and internal resistance to change are perceived as the top barriers to business transformation. Employers in Morocco are expecting increasing demand for skills in AI and big data, creative thinking, and leadership and social influence over the next five years. Talent availability might benefit from a stronger focus on tapping into diverse talent pools, a workforce strategy envisaged by 24% of firms in the country, compared to 47% globally. Efforts by employers to address the country’s youth unemployment are evident, as 86% of businesses plan to prioritize youth as part of their diversity, equity and inclusion measures, which is significantly above the global average. As the country continues to pursue economic transformation, Saudi Arabia’s labour market is expected to be shaped by increased digitalization, geoeconomic fragmentation and rising cost of living over the 2025 to 2030 period. Companies operating in the country anticipate a focus on technology adoption, aiming particularly to automate existing tasks, with the proportion of total work tasks mainly delivered autonomously by technology projected to reach 45% by 2030, above global averages. As employers in Saudi Arabia scale up technology investments, over 70% identify technological literacy as a skill on the rise in the country, followed by demand for skills in networks and cybersecurity and AI and big data. Workforce strategies are expected to be dynamic: 38% of companies operating in Saudi Arabia expecting to remove degree requirements to improve talent availability, compared to a global average of 19%. Addressing skills gaps is seen as a critical priority in Tunisia, with 80% of companies operating in the country identifying skills gaps as the top barrier to business transformation by 2030 and 86% aiming to upskill their workforce to respond to key business trends. Employers in Tunisia see a particularly strong increase in demand for skills in leadership and social influence, creative thinking, and AI and big data skills. Demand for programming skills is also on the rise, with 72% of firms identifying it as a growth area. Seven out of 10 employers plan to fund internally their training needs, and about 41% aim to leverage hybrid, public-private, co-funding models. In the United Arab Emirates, companies are expecting increased digitalization and efforts to adapt to and mitigate climate change to significantly impact their business models by 2030. Focus on technological shifts is reflected in increasing adoption of technology in day-to- day operations, with the proportion of total work tasks predominantly delivered by autonomous technologies projected to reach 43% over the next five years, above an expected rate of 34% globally. Companies operating in the country expect rising demand for technological literacy, with 87% of Future of Jobs Report 2025 69