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Trump announces more than $200bn of deals between US and UAE

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An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Barcelona-El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain, on 18 March. Photograph: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump has announced deals totaling more than $200bn between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a $14.5bn commitment among Boeing, GE Aerospace and Etihad Airways, as he pledged to strengthen ties between the US and the Gulf state during a multiday trip to the Middle East.

The White House said on Thursday that Boeing and GE had received a commitment from Etihad Airways to invest $14.5bn to buy 28 US-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft powered by GE engines.

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