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Four surprising markets are reshaping global data center investment in 2025, and the patterns defy conventional wisdom about market saturation and emerging technology hubs.
In this exclusive recording from PTC'25, we bring you inside one of the most revealing panels on international data center investment, where an IFC executive reveals why established regional hubs are actually increasing their dominance despite rapid growth in secondary markets.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why South Africa has increased from 50% to 60% of Africa's data center capacity despite growth in Kenya and Nigeria
How Brazil's 3-4GW of excess renewable energy (mostly wind and hydro) positions it for AI infrastructure overflow from North America
Why Malaysia is being called "the new Northern Virginia" of Asia with capacity projected to quadruple to 1GW
How international financial institutions are pioneering new financing models by funding pre-contract development
Why hyperscaler expansion strategies continue to favor regional hubs over distributed deployment
Featured Experts:
Obinna Isiadinso, Sector Lead for Data Centers at International Finance Corp (World Bank division)
Jack Haddon, Deputy Editor, The Tech Capital
"Essentially, Malaysia has positioned itself as sort of a second regional hub... Johor in Malaysia is becoming sort of the new Northern Virginia of that region" - Obinna Isiadinso
Read the full breakdown and analysis in our detailed article → Four Emerging Markets Leading the Global Data Center Boom
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