Middle East makes push into Southeast Asia data centers

Dubai-based Damac eyes investing $3bn in Thailand and beyond

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Emirati developer Damac Group has joined hands with Thailand's Siam.AI in data center operations. (Damac)

KENYA AKAMA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- United Arab Emirates real estate giant the Damac group plans to invest $3 billion in data centers in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia as Middle Eastern companies make a push into the region, taking on the likes of Microsoft and Alibaba.

Danish Nayar, senior vice president of investments and acquisitions at Damac Capital, said Damac will play a part in the growing data center business in Southeast Asia, investing in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in the next three to five years.

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