Good news! This is huge! And more such investments are forthcoming!
Maybe even a pipeline between both countries!
Showing posts with label foreign investment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foreign investment. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
UAE To Invest $25 Billion In India: Why Abu Dhabi Is Betting On India's Energy Security
Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday, September 07, 2026
Israeli government-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems signs agreement to buy VW plant in Osnabrück, Germany
Good news!
"... The factory will be repurposed for the production of components for the Iron Dome air defense system. Confirmation of the deal came this morning after long months of complicated negotiations.
The deal that has taken shape circumvents the opposition of the Qatar investment fund, which holds 10% of Volkswagen shares, to cooperate with Rafael in the production of defense systems. The deal will save thousands of jobs at the factory, which is scheduled to be closed next year by the car giant. ..."
Volkswagen Osnabrück and Rafael set for Strategic Partnership (original news release) "Aurelius and the State of Lower Saxony, together with Rafael, are planning an initial anchor project in the field of air defense. Further industrial partnerships and project are to follow Strategic Partnership for a Center of Excellence in Security and Defense Technologies"
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Ethiopia Secures $330Mn China Trade Deals as Abiy and Xi Expand Market Access
Recommendable! The Scramble for Africa continues!
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Saudi Aramco backs India's Mitti Labs to make Asia's rice farming more water-resilient
Good news, but older news!
Let's not forget Methane is a trace gas! Associations between methane in the atmosphere and climate change/global warming are tenuous!
"As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New York- and Bengaluru-headquartered climate-tech startup, has raised $9.5 million in an investment led by Aramco Ventures, Saudi Aramco’s venture arm, to expand across Asia with a platform that combines satellite imagery, AI, and field operations to help farmers cut water use and methane emissions. ...
Since launching its first programs in 2023, Mitti Labs has sought to tackle the heavy water use and methane emissions associated with rice farming through its platform that fuses satellite radar imagery with years of field data collected by its teams. The startup says the technology creates digital twins of individual rice fields, allowing it to monitor crop conditions, water use, and methane emissions across thousands of smallholder farms, where the average holding is about one hectare.
Mitti Labs’ GeoAI platform uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery from commercial and public satellites, with resolutions ranging from 50 centimeters to 10 meters, alongside years of field measurements collected by its teams. The startup’s edge lies less in the satellite imagery itself than in the proprietary datasets it has built to train its AI models, allowing it to monitor crop growth, soil moisture, and flooding across smallholder farms remotely, co-founder Xavier Laguarta said in an interview. ..."
"Rice feeds half the world every day, but growing it is putting an outsized strain on the planet's water supply. As the most water-intensive crop on Earth, rice consumes more than 30% of all irrigation water. Traditional paddies, kept continuously flooded to suppress weeds, also generate huge volumes of methane, a greenhouse gas now responsible for roughly a quarter of the warming the planet [???] has experienced to date. ...
We are proud to announce that we have raised a $9.5 million Series A to accelerate an answer to that problem. The round was led by Aramco Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed India, Godrej Industries Group, Cisco Foundation, Francis Family Fund, and Volta Circle. ..."
Mitti Labs raises $9.5M to build water resilience in Asia's rice fields (original news release)
Really!
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker UMC starts photonic chip production in Singapore
TSMC is not alone! UMC = United Microelectronics Corporation
Like TSMC, UMC also expands production in foreign countries.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
More than Just Trade: Taiwan’s Investment Boom in the United States
Good news! This is mind boggling!
"... an investment agreement signed in January between the United States and Taiwan. The deal promises $250 billion in Taiwanese private-sector investment and up to $250 billion in government-backed credit guarantees in the United States. ...
Taiwan was the United States fourth-largest trading partner in 2025, with bilateral trade totaling approximately USD 256 billion. Four years prior, Taiwan was America’s eleventh-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade barely exceeding USD 100 billion.
Now, Taiwan is the United States fourth-largest source of imports (USD 201 billion), and the tenth-largest export market (USD 55 billion). This large volume of trade has led the United States to become Taiwan’s second-largest trading partner for over a decade. ...
While discussion of Taiwanese investment understandably focuses on TSMC, there are also a growing number of companies across a wide range of industries trying to expand into the American market. ..."
TSMC plans further $100bn US investment to feed AI demand (latest news) "Taiwanese chipmaker raises full-year capex to $64bn, revenue growth forecast to 40%"
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally
Good news! Waymos everywhere! If you drive on the streets of the Phoenix metro area (Arizona), you see a Waymo car almost every other minute or so.
"Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, has raised $16 billion as it plans to grow its fleet of driverless taxicabs this year to more than a dozen new cities internationally, including London and Tokyo.
Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital led the funding round, which now values Waymo at $126 billion, the company said in a blog post Monday. ...
In 2016, it made its first geographic leap forward and began testing in Phoenix, where it eventually pulled its human safety driver out of the vehicles. Phoenix became Waymo’s first robotaxi market, in which the public could hail driverless Chrysler Pacifica minivans.
Waymo pushed down the accelerator in August 2023 after receiving the final necessary permit to operate a robotaxi service — and charge for rides — in California. It launched a limited service in San Francisco, later expanding to much of the greater Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and more recently to the freeways that connect the dozens of towns in the area. It also expanded to Los Angeles. The company launched in Austin and Atlanta in 2025 through a partnership with Uber. It kicked off the year by expanding to Miami. ..."
"... This milestone is built on a foundation of safety that is now statistically superior to human driving. Across 127 million miles of fully autonomous operation—the equivalent of going to the moon and back over 260 times—we have achieved a 90% reduction in serious injury crashes. ..."
Sunday, February 01, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 2026
UAE company Edge confirms 30% investment in Israel's Thirdeye Systems to become the largest single shareholder
Good news!
"Abu Dhabi-based defense group Edge has confirmed the purchase of a 30% stake in Israeli company Thirdeye Systems (TASE: THES). The deal was signed a year ago. Now, the shareholders meeting of the Israeli company is due to convene on January 15 to approve the deal was signed a year agol terms of the deal. ...
Thirdeye Systems, headed and co-founded by Lior Segal, is a developer of electro-optic systems that incorporate AI capabilities for drones. Edge is investing $10 million for 30% of the company, which will make it the largest single shareholder. Thirdeye Systems has a market cap of NIS 138 million, after a 42.5% rise in its share price in the past year. ..."
Friday, January 16, 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026
UAE company Edge Group confirms a 30% stake investment in Israel's Thirdeye Systems
The Abraham Accords keep on giving!
Just imagine for a moment what great business deals could happen if Iran was run by a peaceful, elected civilian government taking care of business and the economy!
"Abu Dhabi-based defense group Edge has confirmed the purchase of a 30% stake in Israeli company Thirdeye Systems (TASE: THES). The deal was signed a year ago. Now, the shareholders meeting of the Israeli company is due to convene on January 15 to approve the final terms of the deal. ...
Thirdeye Systems was founded in in 2010, and was floated on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in 2021. It develops advanced AI-based solutions for optical systems and autonomous vehicles, mainly in the defense and protection fields. ..."
Thursday, January 01, 2026
Thyssenkrupp vor dem Stahl-Deal? Indischer Investor Naveen Jindal (Jindal Steel) überrascht Aufsichtsrat
Empfehlenswert! Indien, die aufsteigende Supermacht!
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Why Ethiopia Is Key to India’s Global South Strategy With Palki Sharma
Very recommendable! Ties between India and Ethiopia, two very old civilizations, go back 2,000 years. Modi declared the partnership between the two countries to be elevated to a strategic partnership in the parliament of Ethiopia.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Microsoft and Amazon Invest $35 and $17 Billion, Google $15B in India with Palki Sharma
Good news! Intel also has announced big investments. Fueling the economic miracle of India! What a bonanza for India, the market of the future!
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
India to Train Mongolia’s Border Force and more | Outreach in China’s Backyard with Palki Sharma
Good news! India, a rising superpower!
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