Factbox: Deals take centre stage in Trump's Gulf visit

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13/05/2025 16:17

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RIYADH/DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment  from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

A slate of high-profile business deals across Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi were being unveiled this week, with artificial intelligence and emerging technologies taking centre stage as Gulf nations race to secure a foothold in the global AI economy.

Here is an overview of major deals and announcements made on the sidelines of Trump's Gulf visit:

* Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and Saudi Arabia's AI startup Humain announced plans to invest $5 billion-plus in a strategic partnership to build an "AI Zone" in the kingdom.

* U.S. chip firm AMD AMD.O and Humain announced plans to build AI infrastructure that will see them invest up to $10 billion to deploy 500 megawatts of AI computing capacity over the next five years.

* Saudi Arabian DataVolt plans to invest $20 billion in AI data centres and energy infrastructure in the United States.

* Google GOOGL.O , DataVolt, Oracle ORCL.N, Salesforce CRM.N, AMD AMD.O, and Uber UBER.N are committing to invest $80 billion in technologies in both countries.

* Construction consulting firms Hill International, Jacobs, Parsons, and AECOM are building key infrastructure projects such as King Salman International Airport, King Salman Park, The Vault, Qiddiya City, and more, totalling $2 billion in U.S. services exports.

* Additional major exports include GE Vernova's GEV.N gas turbines and energy solutions totalling $14.2 billion and Boeing 737-8 passenger aircraft for AviLease totalling $4.8 billion.

* Healthcare firm Shamekh IV Solutions will be investing $5.8 billion, including a plant in Michigan to launch a high-capacity IV fluid facility.

* Hassana Investment Company and Franklin Templeton signed a memorandum of understanding valued at $150 million to explore a strategic partnership related to investments in Saudi private credit opportunities.

* Saudi Aramco 2222.SE will sign on Tuesday memorandums of understanding with U.S. liquefied natural gas producer NextDecade NEXT.O and utility firm Sempra SRE.N, Aramco's chief executive said.

* U.S. chip giant Nvidia NVDA.O and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain announced a partnership.

* U.S.-based investment platform Burkhan World Investments said it signed memorandums of understanding with Saudi partners, totaling $15 billion in new investment commitments.

 (Compiled by Manya Saini and Hadeel Al Sayegh; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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