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BlackRock joins Abu Dhabi’s IHC in $1 billion reinsurance venture

The venture is one of a cavalcade of deals being cooked up amid U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE

Trump hints at lifting AI chip restrictions ahead of trip to Gulf

The UAE, through its state-owned G42 firm and MGX fund, has placed AI development at the center of its national ambitions to be a global tech leader

Trump’s Saudi trip will also draw CEOs from BlackRock, Palantir

U.S. executives and Saudi cabinet ministers will address the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh when Trump arrives to meet with MBS

Mubadala poured money into AI because it saw problems to fix

Speaking at the Milken conference, Mubadala's Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhair says the new MGX fund will ‘enable’ AI’s next revolutionary steps

Abu Dhabi hotels test checking in guests with facial recognition

The system, unveiled this week during Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market conference, is in a pilot phase, with a roll-out planned to all five-star hotels

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BlackRock joins Abu Dhabi’s IHC in $1 billion reinsurance venture

ON MARK

Primark enters Mideast with fast-fashion stores in Kuwait, Dubai

A woman visits the newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive art experience museum newly opened in Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District. (Giuseppe Cacace /AFP via Getty Images)

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The Daily Circuit: BlackRock-IHC reinsurance venture + ACWA profit jumps

HIGH HOPES

Trump hints at lifting AI chip restrictions ahead of trip to Gulf

GROWING ASSETS

Mubadala assets climb to $327 billion amid AI, credit push

MAGIC HAPPENS

Disney to open its first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi

Disney CEO Bob Iger shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed at the announcement of Disneyland Abu Dhabi. Accompanying them were Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences, Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, group chief executive of Miral and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism. (Abu Dhabi Media Office)

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The Daily Circuit: Trump on AI chip sanctions + Emirati Disneyland

Visitors tour the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on the outskirts of Cairo. The museum has started welcoming guests after years of delays, with an official opening scheduled for July. (Khaled Desouki / AFP via Getty Images)

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The Daily Circuit: From Beverly Hills to Riyadh + G42-Cisco deal

DOWN UNDER

UAE’s Arada buys Australian builder Roberts in $20M deal

EARNINGS JUMP

Bahrain’s Mumtalakat posts record profit with strategic shift

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