Google Invests $2B in Malaysia, Creating 26,500 Jobs
Google has made known its plans to invest $2bn in Malaysia to establish its first data centre and “cloud region” in the Southeast Asian country.
According to the country's director for Google in Malaysia, Farhan S Qureshi, “This investment is not just about infrastructure; it’s about unlocking new possibilities for businesses, educators, and every Malaysian."
Qureshi said the Google data centre would power services such as Google Search and Google Maps and “pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI to users and customers across the country”.
The Google Cloud region will offer “high-performance, low-latency cloud services” to enterprises, startups, and public sector organisations alongside “key controls that allow them to maintain the highest security and compliance standards,” Qureshi said.
The country’s economic strength and resources are attractive to existing and new investors,” Anwar said in a post on X.
“Undoubtedly, this places Malaysia as one of the leading countries in the use and support services of digital technology-based services.”
This announcement is coming after rival Microsoft revealed plans to invest $2.2bn in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia.
Southeast Asia, as a home to a young computer-literate population of 670 million people and one of the fastest-growing regional economies, have attracted many foreign investments, particularly the US giants.
Global consulting firm Kearney has estimated that AI could contribute nearly $1 trillion to Southeast Asia’s gross domestic product by 2030.
