Saudi Arabia’s $600-billion commitment to invest in the United States. The first deals under the announcement strengthen US energy security, defense industry, technology leadership, and access to global infrastructure and critical minerals. 

Saudi Arabian DataVolt is moving forward with plans to invest $20 billion in AI data centers and energy infrastructure in the United States.

Google, DataVolt, Oracle, Salesforce, AMD, and Uber are committing to invest $80 billion in cutting-edge transformative technologies in both countries.

U.S.A. VS QATAR

Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion. He also announced economic deals totaling more than $243.5 billion between the United States and Qatar, including an historic sale of Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways.   

Donald J. Trump announced over $200 billion in commercial deals between the United States and the United Arab Emirates—bringing the total of investment agreements in the Gulf region to over $2 trillion.

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29 leaders in Moscow

Armenia (1)

1. Ruben Vardanyan (Armenian Oligarch)

Austria (7)

MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION

https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/about

The Media Freedom Coalition currently has 51 members from six continents. 

All members have signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom, which commits them to promoting media freedom at home and abroad. 

Countries are committed to working together to protect media freedom

They commit to speak out and take action together, through a Media Freedom Coalition that will:

Source: Brand Finance

Assessed based on  three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Familiarity (knowledge of the nation), Reputation (the nation’s perceived image) and Influence (perceived global influence). 8 Soft Power Pillars: 1) International Relations, 2) Education & Science, 3) Media & Communications, 4) Familiarity & Influence, 5) Culture & Arts, 6) People & Values, 7) Business & Finance, and 8) Governance & Policy.

Source: Reporters Without Borders

1. Estonia
2. Netherlands
3. Sweden
4. Finland
5. Denmark
6. Ireland
7. Portugal
8. Czech Republic
9. Germany
10. Luxembourg
11. Lithuania
12. Latvia
13. Belgium
14. Austria
15. Spain
16. France
17. Poland
18. Slovenia
19. Slovakia
20. Italy
21. Romania
22. Croatia
23. Malta
24. Hungary
25. Bulgaria
26. Cyprus
27. Greece

• Turnover: € 119 billion  
• 463 000 people directly employed
• More than 2 500 small and medium companies 
• Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD): Association that advocates for the interests of aeronautics, space, defence, and security industries in Europe. At the national level, ASD comprises 23 national associations across 18 countries. Moreover, 18 of the largest defence companies are direct members of ASD, without going through the national associations.

The defence industry in Europe