Rising enthusiasm for AI, availability of cheaper financing due to lower interest rates among reasons cited by analysts
THE data centre race is heating up, driven by rising interest in artificial intelligence (AI). And Singapore’s equity market could be a beneficiary, as operators look to the city-state as an enticing potential location to securitise their data centre assets.
Analysts that spoke to The Business Times said data centre operators might choose to list a real estate investment trust (Reit) as interest rates begin to fall.
While the incoming Trump administration in the United States could introduce some uncertainty regarding interest rate cuts, Phillip Securities Research senior research analyst Darren Chan still expects there to be three cuts made in 2025.
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