Amazon’s cloud-computing arm sees a wealth of artificial-intelligence opportunities and plans to keep investing billions in Asia as short-term uncertainties are eclipsed by long-term demand, a top executive says.

There are always going to be challenges, but “we make investments because we have clarity on the long-term opportunity,” said Jaime Vallés, Amazon Web Services’ vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan.

The company works with customers “to help them both prepare and also continue to maximize their opportunities—whether it’s changing economic conditions, evolving technologies, or anything else,” Vallés said.

Asia’s economic outlook has been clouded by U.S. tariffs and rising geopolitical tensions.

The prevailing uncertainty has cast a pall over corporate spending. A pullback in capital expenditure and higher costs could damp data-center growth in the region, analysts say. Trade restrictions also threaten the flow of key parts and materials.

Uncertainties haven’t stopped AWS from continuing to pour billions into cloud and AI services in the Asia Pacific. It unveiled a nearly $13 billion investment in Australia to expand its data-center infrastructure, coming on top of plans to spend over $5 billion in Taiwan for a new cloud region.

Previously announced plans for Asia include multibillion-dollar investments in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.

Cloud computing continues to be a key profit driver for Amazon, and Vallés thinks it makes sense to keep expanding in Asia.

Southeast Asia is the fastest-growing cloud market globally, according to data firm Statista. Microsoft has announced billions in investments in Malaysia and Indonesia, while Alibaba Cloud plans to spend over $52 billion on cloud-computing and AI infrastructure.

AWS has also been investing in making its AI services more culturally attuned to APAC. It has been working with local firms to train large-language models on cultural differences and languages, which AI tech has been known to struggle with.