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Based on fDi Intelligence's 2026 Greenfield FDI Performance Index, analyze the strategic logic of the UAE and Gulf countries in attracting foreign investment through economic diversification, energy transition, and mega-projects.
The UAE has made artificial intelligence a core pillar of its economic diversification, striving to build new competitiveness in the post-oil era through national strategies, infrastructure investment, and AI-driven government services. This article analyzes the progress, challenges, and regional impact of its AI strategy.
Saudi Arabia partners with Emaar Executive Company through Magna AI to build a sovereign AI data center, reflecting the deepening of its digital transformation and data sovereignty strategy.
The Salalah Future City project in Oman has moved from master planning to detailed engineering design, marking a new phase in the country's non-oil economic transformation and regional balanced development. This article analyzes the strategic value, investment opportunities, and implications for competition among Gulf cities.
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim and Egypt's Midar sign $3.1 billion mixed-use development project, with total expected investment exceeding $4 billion. This is the latest case of sustained Gulf capital inflow into Egypt, reflecting Gulf countries' deep entry into the Egyptian market through real estate as a strategic entry point, driving regional economic integration and Egypt's urban modernization transformation.
Pure International, a subsidiary of Pure Consulting, recently visited Indonesia and elaborated on Saudi Vision 2030 and non-oil economic achievements on CNN Indonesia. This is not just a business exchange; it reveals that Gulf countries are constructing a new paradigm of regional influence through knowledge export and investment bridges.
Global digital infrastructure provider Vertiv has signed a framework agreement with Middle East partners to build AI data center infrastructure in the GCC region. This move not only marks an upgrade of regional digital infrastructure but also reflects the strategic intent of Gulf countries to accelerate economic diversification and enhance global competitiveness through technology investment.
The Jordanian government has incorporated the Rawda Industrial Zone in the Ma'an area into the same incentive system as the Karak Industrial City, and is promoting linkage between the Aqaba-Ma'an dry port and the railway, indicating that the country is trying to reshape the southern economic landscape through industrial zones, dry ports, and transportation infrastructure.
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s $2 trillion pipeline of infrastructure and industrial projects over the next decade is not just an expansion in investment scale; it also means that local supply chains, design standards, and industrial ecosystems will enter a phase of reshaping.