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Dubai Ports World Initiates Controversial CFIUS Review for US Port Management Acquisition

| Importance: 8/10

On October 15, 2005, Dubai Ports World (DPW), a UAE state-owned company, initiated a CFIUS review to acquire British firm P&O’s port management operations, which included six major U.S. ports. The 30-day review process involved 12 government agencies, with the Intelligence Community …

Dubai Ports World Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum CFIUS US Coast Guard P&O +2 more foreign-investment national-security regulatory-capture intelligence-gaps port-security +1 more
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