May 16, 2025

Ziemba: U.S. Has To Be Ready To Accept Mideast Investments

US President Donald Trump has secured $200 billion in deals during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, according to the White House, as he wraps up his visit to the Middle East with huge deals also announced in Qatar & Saudi Arabia. Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security told Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the follow through on the deals.

Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.

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