Microsoft aims to add $24B to Saudi GDP over 4 years

Microsoft and its partners will inject an additional $24 billion boost to the Saudi gross domestic product (GDP) over the next four years, on top of their contributions in 2022, Turki Badhris, Head of Microsoft Arabia, said in an interview with Asharq Business with Bloomberg.

The data centers that were announced in Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the LEAP 2023 conference, are progressing rapidly, with three expected to be operational by 2026, he noted.

The company's "Alliance for Innovation" initiative launched a year ago has been able to achieve its target and attracted 80 partners to Riyadh's Microsoft, Badhris addd, noting that many of them are already relocating their headquarters to Saudi Arabia.