PwC outlines findings regarding how Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are driving global data center investment and capital flows.

The entities involved

• PricewaterhouseCoopers →

  multinational professional services brand

  Nothing else this week.

• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54
• Europe →

  terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia

  • The European Commission aims to strengthen homegrown AI capabilities while global advanced models face usage restrictions.Mon 17:49
  • The European Central Bank is forced to raise interest rates due to energy price shocks from the Iran war and an influx of Chinese exports.Mon 17:49
• Africa →

  continent

  • Ghana hosts a global conference on reparatory justice, debating colonial legacy and the government-backed repeal of the Code Noir.Mon 17:37
  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37

Related events

• Europe faces debate and legal action regarding a moratorium on new data center buildout due to AI boom costs.Sep 22
• Morgan Stanley monitors investment deals across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia, following a data leak of an internal document.Wed 18:12
• The European Commission proposes new rules governing data centre operations in Europe.Sep 21
• Global tech companies are facing pressure to disclose the ecological footprint of data centers amid rapid expansion driven by the AI race.Jun 7
• ST Telemedia Global Data Centres is leveraging its global presence, with operations in Europe and Asia, under the leadership of Bruno Lopez.Jul 21