★ Government Action
Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for
Filed May 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
The Treasury Department launched a pilot program that speeds up and reduces the national-security review foreign investors face when buying into U.S. companies. UAE delegations led by Sheikh Tahnoon had pressed for the change during a March 2025 Washington visit.
Who enabled it
Deal or steal?
Four months earlier, Sheikh Tahnoon-backed Aryam Investment 1 acquired a 49% stake in Trump-family World Liberty Financial for $500 million, the kind of inbound investment in a U.S. target the new pilot streamlines.
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On May 8, 2025, the Treasury Department announced a fast-track pilot program for foreign investors, accelerating government review of inbound investment — the speedier review process Sheikh Tahnoon's UAE delegation had explicitly lobbied for during their March 2025 Washington visit. The pilot reduces the scrutiny foreign investors face under traditional CFIUS-style review.
Further reading
- ★ Government ActionMay 2025White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
- ★ Government ActionSeptember 2025Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake
- ★ Private ActionMarch 2025Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump
- ★ Private ActionJanuary 2025UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration