Clark Global City

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Clark Global City (formerly the Global Gateway Logistics City) is a planned mixed-use central business district development at the Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat and Angeles City, Philippines.

Udenna Corporation is responsible for the development of Clark Global City since 2017. The development was initially meant as a product of Kuwaiti investment and was known as the Global Gateway Logistics City. The groundbreaking of the development took place in 2008.

History

=As Global Gateway Logistics City=

Clark Global City was initially known as the Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC). It was conceptualized by American firm Peregrine Development International Inc. (PDII) to the Kuwaiti investment firm KGL Investment Co. (KGLI Co.) in 2006. KGLI accepted PDII's proposal and signed a memorandum of agreement with the Clark International Airport Corporation regarding the project in April 2008. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in August of the same year. KGLI was owner and developer of the GGLC{{cite news |last1=Malig |first1=Jun |title=Kuwait firm to invest $3B in Clark project |url=https://business.inquirer.net/51557/kuwait-firm-to-invest-3b-in-clark-project |accessdate=27 November 2018 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=28 March 2018}} through Global Gateway Development Corp (GGDC).{{cite news |title=Global Gateway takes over Clark project |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/global-gateway-takes-clark-project/125166/ |accessdate=27 November 2018 |work=Manila Times |date=8 September 2014}}

The GGLC was later renamed as the Sabah Al-Ahmad Global Gateway Logistics City in March 2012 honor of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait who had a state visit to the Philippines within that same month.

GGDC assumed operational control over the project's development in 2014 following a legal dispute with PDII over alleged breaches by the latter over the engineering, procurement and management (EPCM) agreement the two companies entered.

=As Clark Global City=

File:Clark Freeport Zone skyline sunset (Mabalacat, Pampanga; 05-27-2023).jpg

File:Clark Global City, Mount Arayat view from airport (Mabalacat, Pampanga; 12-09-2023).jpg

The land to be occupied by the Clark Global City was acquired from the Global Gateway Development Corporation, the former developer of the area by the Udenna Corporation in 2017. The transaction was made through loans from the Bank of China, BDO Unibank and the Philippine National Bank.{{cite news |last1=Rivas |first1=Ralf |title=Dennis Uy to bring BGC to Pampanga |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/203628-dennis-uy-udenna-clark-global-city-pampanga |accessdate=27 November 2018 |work=Rappler |date=29 May 2018}} Udenna effectively acquired the project by through buying out the stakes of GGDC Holdings, the majority shareholder of GGDC, by its subsidiary Clark City Global Corporation. The move was approved by the Philippine Competition Commission on October 18, 2017{{cite news |title=Dennis Uy's company to buy firm developing Clark's Global Gateway Logistic City. |url=https://www.portcalls.com/dennis-uys-company-buy-firm-developing-clarks-global-gateway-logistics-city/# |accessdate=27 November 2018}} and the acquisition was completed by November 14 of the same year. Udenna's property arm, Udenna Development Corporation has been tasked to oversee the development of the project.{{cite news |last1=Miraflor |first1=Madelaine |title=Duterte pal takes full control of $1-B Clark Global City |url=https://business.mb.com.ph/2017/11/19/duterte-pal-takes-full-control-of-1-b-clark-global-city/ |accessdate=27 November 2018 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=19 November 2017}}

Clark Global City was officially launched the following year on May 29 by the Udenna Corporation. By this time {{convert|47|ha|acre}} of the {{convert|177|ha|acre}} of the Clark Global City has been developed. It is planned that the whole business development to be completed in ten years.{{cite news |title=$5-B Clark Global City New Center launched |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1745476 |accessdate=27 November 2018 |work=Sun Star Pampanga |date=29 May 2018}}

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