Anwar: Microsoft's new US$2.2bil investment is its largest single investment in Malaysia


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR: The additional investment by Microsoft amounting to US$2.2 billion or RM10.5 billion in the country over the next four years is the largest single investment by the company in its 32 years in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the investment will greatly support the government's focus on developing artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in the country.

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