The White House announced the investment scheme shortly after President Trump’s meeting with UAE National Security Advisor HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE intends to substantially boost existing investments in US semiconductors, data centers, energy/chemical products, & infrastructure. Key among the announcements is a new aluminum smelting project that will double the US’s annual domestic aluminum production.
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Thanks to President Trump, UAE Announces Significant Investments in U.S. Economy
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"β’ Following the meeting, the UAE proudly committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion dollar investment framework in the United States. This new framework will substantially increase the UAEβs existing investments in the U.S. economy in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing. In addition:
β’ Abu Dhabi-based MGX, BlackRock, Microsoft, and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) welcomed NVIDIA and xAI to the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), which will seek to mobilize up to $100 billion in total investment to enable next-generation data center and energy infrastructure build out in support of US AI leadership.
β’ UAE investment fund ADQ, along with US partner Energy Capital Partners, announced a $25 billion dollar US-focused initiative to invest in energy infrastructure and data centers.
β’ XRG, owned by ADNOC, announced its commitment to support U.S. natural gas production and exports with an investment in the Next Decade LNG export facility in Texas. They also have additional plans to make substantial investments in US assets across gas, chemicals, energy infrastructure and low carbon solutions.
β’ ADQ and Orion Resource Partners have agreed to a $1.2 billion mining partnership to secure supplies of critical minerals.
β’ Emirates Global Aluminum plans to invest in the first new aluminum smelter in the United States in 35 years, which would nearly double US domestic aluminum production." -
UAE commits to $1.4 trillion investment framework in US, White House says
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"The official said the agreement resulted from a meeting that Trump held on Tuesday with UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed in the Oval Office and a dinner that Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet members held with the UAE delegation, which included the heads of major UAE sovereign wealth funds and corporations."