Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is set to announce over $17 billion in investments in the United States during a meeting with President Donald Trump, according to a White House official.
A major component of the investment includes a $7 billion deal between Gulf Air and Boeing/GE for the purchase of 12 aircraft, with an option for six more, along with the sale of 40 GE engines. The agreement is expected to support 30,000 American jobs and was facilitated with the support of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Bahrain is also expected to sign deals with Oracle and Cisco, with plans to replace Chinese servers with Cisco hardware, signaling a shift in tech alliances. Additional investments are targeted at U.S. energy, technology, and manufacturing sectors.
The Crown Prince’s plans include capital deployment to boost U.S. aluminum and LNG production, along with the purchase of advanced AI chips in partnership with American hyperscalers.
Ahead of the White House meeting, an MOU was signed at the State Department by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, laying the groundwork for bilateral discussions on developing Bahrain’s commercial nuclear capabilities.
This marks the Crown Prince’s third White House visit, with Bahrain’s King expected to travel to Washington later this year to finalize the agreements and deepen economic ties between the two nations.
