UAE to invest $1.4 trillion in U.S., targeting AI, energy and chips
The Gulf state agreed to a new investment framework, pledging money for AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy and manufacturing
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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, UAE National Security Adviser, met U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House last week
The UAE plans to increase its investments in the U.S. to $1.4 trillion over 10 years.
Following last week’s visit by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed with President Donald Trump and several of his cabinet members, the White House announced that the UAE had agreed to a new investment framework, pledging money for AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy and manufacturing.
Sheikh Tahnoon, the UAE National Security Advisor who leads several of the country’s largest companies and sovereign wealth funds, spent the first part of the week with government leaders.
Later, he met with heads of the biggest tech companies, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Palentir’s Alex Karp and xAI’s Elon Musk.