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Microsoft Ireland is pursuing a Saudi Arabian ICT conglomerate over alleged debts of $31.5 million. Faced with a jurisdictional challenge, the High Court was asked to factor in the laws of Saudi Arabia.
The privately-owned Arabic Computer Systems (ACS) describes itself as Saudi Arabia’s leading Information Technology Company, a multinational “powerhouse” employing more than 500 people. Its reach extends across the entire Middle-East, India, Sri Lanka and into the USA. Microsoft Ireland Operations needs no introduction. The Irish imprint of the US tech giant founded by billionaire Bill Gates was set up in 1996 and employs around 2,000 people at its Sandyford campus in South Dublin. Company filings show it is owned by Microsoft parent companies based in Bermuda. Alongside tech behemoths Amazon and Apple, Microsoft sailed past the $1 trillion valuation mark…
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