Sameer Hashmi

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sameer Hashmi

Did Trump really strike Gulf deals worth $2tn? Sameer HashmiGetty ImagesTrump started the four-day visit in Saudi Arabia where deals worth $600bn were announcedFlying home from his Gulf trip last week, President Donald Trump told reporters "that was a great four days, historic four days". Visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he added in this trademark swagger that "the jobs and money coming into our countries, there has never been anything like it".

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sameer Hashmi

The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides …

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sameer Hashmi

Trump prizes more Gulf investment in the USSameer HashmiGetty ImagesPresident Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on TuesdayWith US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. "President Trump wants the announcement [of more Gulf money for the US]," says economist Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute think tank.

Jun 23, 2024 | bbc.com | Sameer Hashmi

Huge Saudi construction projects 'might get scaled down'By Sameer Hashmi, Middle East Business Correspondent BBC NewsShutterstockThe Line, a planned 170km long linear city, may now initially extend for only 2.4km“They can keep saying that, and we can keep proving them wrong.”That was the response of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a TV documentary broadcast in July 2023, while talking about scepticism surrounding Saudi Arabia’s flagship construction projects.

Feb 29, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Josephs |Sameer Hashmi

The steep drop in trade with China could be a positive development, the United States' top trade official has told the BBC. Katherine Tai said it "isn't necessarily negative. It could be a positive indication of diversification on both sides."The amount of goods the world's two biggest economies sold to each other fell 17% last year. It comes amid deepening divisions in the global economy.