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France and the UAE agree a 1GW AI campus worth €30-50bn

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Source: Direction générale du Trésor

During Mohamed bin Zayed’s visit to Paris, France and the United Arab Emirates agreed a programme estimated at €30 billion to €50 billion, centred on a one-gigawatt AI computing campus in France under a Franco-Emirati consortium, with cooperation on research, talent and cloud infrastructure.

Why it matters

France gained a €30-50bn foreign commitment for AI compute, including a one-gigawatt campus, announced four days before the Paris AI Action Summit.

When
6 Feb 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0166
Who
Government of France, Government of the United Arab Emirates; Emmanuel Macron, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Direction générale du Trésor. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2025-0166: “France and the UAE agree a 1GW AI campus worth €30-50bn.” wheresthe.ai, 6 Feb 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/fr-uae-ai-campus-agreement-2025-02/ (source: Direction générale du Trésor).

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