8/5/2025–|Last update: 22:32 (Mecca time)
Officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump internally discussed the possibility of granting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Emirates a special situation to accelerate deals, in a move that could pave the way for billions of dollars in investments, according to persons familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg.
The agency quoted these persons, who asked not to disclose their identities, that discussions on the reform of the foreign investment committee “CFIUS” in the United States are still in its early stages. The measures will accelerate large investments in the United States from the main allies of America, although officials can still make a decision not to implement this.
They added that some details may be revealed during the planned visit of Trump to the Middle East next week, the informed, noting that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may join the delegation accompanying Trump.
This acceleration would remove a major obstacle to the investments of the Gulf sovereign wealth funds, which oversee the trillion dollars.
“Some investors may be well known to CFIUS- they invest a lot and make many reports to the committee- or come from low-risk countries,” said Emily Kelkris, chief researcher at the new US Security Center who previously led the American commercial actor on CFIUS.
“So it makes sense to pass the process faster than Chinese investment, for example,” she added.
At a conference held in Washington late last month, US Treasury officials indicated that one of the main elements of the “CFIUS” reform will be the creation of a “cognitive base” for the main investment entities in the Gulf to reduce the amount of new information that is presented to future deals, according to Oblin.
Wealth funds in the Gulf formed five of the 10 largest actors in the world in the conclusion of deals last year, according to the SWF. SWF.
The list included 3 parties from the Emirates – Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Development Company Holding – in addition to the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the Qatar Investment Authority.
Since Trump returned to the position, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have announced their intention to implement huge investments in the United States. And the promise of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to strengthen his country’s investments and trade relations with the United States with $ 600 billion.
Last March, a White House official stated that the UAE has adhered to a 10 -year investment framework of $ 1.4 trillion in the United States, after meeting senior Emirati officials with President Trump.
