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Can California’s capital city become a world-class semiconductor hub? 

The Greater Sacramento region hopes to leverage its public-private partnerships to transform the city into a semiconductor R&D hub.

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US tariff investigations likely to expand if IEEPA is struck down  

Even if the majority conservative Supreme Court strikes IEEPA tariffs, the Trump administration will likely amp up the use of alternative tools such as section 232 investigations.

Make Europe competitive again 

High energy costs, slow permitting, labour shortages and limited land availability are holding Europe back, argue Andreas Schindler and Conor Finnegan – but governments can do something about it.

Microsoft to take its investment in UAE to $15.2bn by 2029

Microsoft has invested $7.3bn (Dh26.81bn) since early 2023 through the end of this year, and plans an additional $7.9bn through 2029.

Qatar’s Al-Thani Group signals intent to sell stake in Pakistan power plant

The cost of the Port Qasim coal-fired power project stood at $2.09bn (PKR590.65bn), with Al-Thani Group contributing more than $1bn.

Eli Lilly to invest $3bn in new Dutch manufacturing facility

Among the medicines to be produced at the site will be orforglipron, the company’s oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist.

China’s ZTT Group to invest $100m in cable manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia

ZTT Group signed a land lease agreement with the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) to set up the 80,000m² facility.

GlobalFoundries pledges €1.1bn to expand chip production

With this investment, the company aims to boost its annual production to more than one million wafers by the end of 2028.