data centres

Bruno Le Saint, CEO Asia Pacific & Middle East, Natixis CIB on AI, digitisation and cross-border capital flows

Natixis CIB's Asia Pacific & Middle East CEO discusses why data centres and AI are driving the region's next investment cycle, how geopolitical shifts are redrawing capital flows between Asia and the Middle East, and why banks will need new financing structures to support the scale of infrastructure investment ahead.

July 07, 2026

Singtel ramps up investment to build Singapore's AI future

Facing limited land, power and access to frontier compute, Singtel is helping build a sovereign AI ecosystem that combines infrastructure innovation, strategic partnerships and regional expansion to support Singapore's AI ambitions, according to the firm's CTO.

June 14, 2026

ADB launches $70bn push to connect Asia's power grids and digital networks

The Asian Development Bank has unveiled a landmark $70bn investment drive to transform regional connectivity by 2035, by integrating cross-border power grids and build an 'Apac Digital Highway' to bridge the energy and technology divide for millions.

May 09, 2026

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT makes acquisitions in Singapore and Japan

Advancing its portfolio rejuvenation strategy, CLAR is expanding its logistics and business space presence in Singapore while marking a strategic entry into the Japanese hyperscale data centre market with three DPU-accretive transactions.

March 24, 2026

Apac property investors recalibrate as data centres go mainstream: CBRE survey

Improving sentiment, shifting risk appetite and a rethink of sector leadership are reshaping real estate strategies across Asia Pacific, according to CBRE’s latest investor intentions survey.

March 08, 2026

AI and data centres help reshape Asia sustainable finance

Banks are abandoning the narrative of energy scarcity as AI drives a huge pivot towards energy abundance and infrastructure dominance, including in Asia.

February 08, 2026

Data centre firm GDS's figures don’t stack up: short seller

Temasek-backed GDS is taking advantage of blind euphoria over data centres' growth prospects, Blue Orca says. GDS hits back. Whether the claims are true or not investors should take a more critical look at serial capital-raisers using lofty valuations to make acquisitions.

August 01, 2018