The White House has announced the signing of new strategic agreements between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, with a total value exceeding $200 billion (approximately AED 734 billion). These deals were signed during President Donald Trump’s Gulf tour, which also included visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
In a post on the social media platform X, the White House stated that Trump would accelerate the implementation of previously announced Emirati commitments to invest $1.4 trillion in the U.S. over the next ten years.
Key Agreements Signed with the UAE:
- Aviation Sector: Etihad Airways has committed to purchasing 28 U.S.-made aircraft from Boeing, including models 787 and 777X, powered by General Electric engines, in a deal worth $14.5 billion.
- Aluminum Industry: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will invest $4 billion in Oklahoma to build one of the first new aluminum smelting plants in the U.S. in 45 years.
- Oil & Gas: ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and EOG Resources will collaborate with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in a $60 billion project to expand oil and natural gas production.
- Strategic Metals: A partnership between RTX, Emirates Global Aluminium, and the UAE’s Tawazun Economic Council will focus on developing a gallium project, a critical metal.
- Advanced Technologies: Qualcomm, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office and e&, will establish a global engineering center in Abu Dhabi, focusing on AI, data centers, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
- Nuclear Energy: Holtec International and IHC Industrial Holding, a subsidiary of International Holding Company, will build a fleet of SMR-300 small modular nuclear reactors in Michigan, with investments of $10 billion initially and an additional $20 billion for fleet projects.
- Digital Transformation: Amazon Web Services, e&, and the UAE Cybersecurity Council will launch a national cloud platform that is expected to contribute $181 billion to the UAE’s digital economy by 2033.
- Artificial Intelligence: A new agreement will see the UAE fund and build advanced data centers in the U.S., modeled after those in the UAE, while ensuring full compliance with U.S. security protocols to prevent the transfer of sensitive technologies to unauthorized third parties.
