Malaysia Woos Microsoft, Google to Bolster Data Hub Ambitions

WATCH: Malaysia is trying to lure Microsoft and Google to its shores as part of a broader effort to win companies seeking alternative production hubs, says Trade Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz. Source: Bloomberg

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By Michelle Jamrisko, Ravil Shirodkar, and Anisah Shukry

June 11, 2023 at 10:00 PM UTC

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Malaysia wants to lure Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google in its drive to be a data hub and as it positions itself as a neutral supply chain base amid rising US-China tensions, according to Trade Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

“We are attracting as many as we can,” and “slowly establishing ourselves” as a data center hub, Zafrul said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin on Friday.