Google's US$2bil project exceeding expectations, on track, says Anwar

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The progress of Google's US$2bil (US$1 = RM3.90) investment in Malaysia is advancing strongly and exceeding initial expectations, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  Anwar said this in a Facebook post after holding a video conference on Thursday (Feb 26) morning with Alphabet and Google president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat and her team.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4em4tetu  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:02Prime Minister Datuk Siri Anwar Ibrahim held a videoconference with Alphabet Inc. and Google

00:10Limited Liability Company President Ruth Porat and her team on Thursday over the American

00:16Company's US$2 billion investment in Malaysia. Anwar later said the progress of the investment

00:23is advancing well and exceeding initial expectations. He said the investment covers

00:29the development and operation of Google's first data center and cloud services infrastructure

00:36in Malaysia. He said once operational, it is expected to generate an economic impact of $3.2

00:43billion and create 26,500 jobs by 2030. He said the investment also reflects continued confidence

00:53in Malaysia's digital economy ecosystem. He assured that the Malaysian government will

00:59facilitate Google's investments and will welcome the company's engagement in exploring further

01:05opportunities in the country. In 2024, Google announced its investment commitment in Malaysia,

01:12saying that its data center and cloud region in the country had broken ground,

01:17following a partnership with local tech firm Dagang NextChange Berhad.

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