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Microsoft plans more than $10bn in Gulf cloud and AI spending through 2030

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Source: Microsoft On the Issues

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the company plans to invest more than $10 billion in capital and operating expenses in cloud and AI infrastructure in the Middle East through 2030, under a framework focused first on Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Microsoft named partners including HUMAIN, G42, Qai and the Government of Kuwait, and said it will invest in subsea and terrestrial network redundancy.

Why it matters

Gulf governments building national AI programmes get more Microsoft data centre capacity and sovereign cloud options through 2030.

When
23 Sep 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0130
Where
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait
Who
Microsoft, G42, HUMAIN; Brad Smith

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Microsoft On the Issues. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0130: “Microsoft plans more than $10bn in Gulf cloud and AI spending through 2030.” wheresthe.ai, 23 Sep 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ae-sa-qa-kw-microsoft-10bn-middle-east-2026-09/ (source: Microsoft On the Issues).

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