Infrastructure

Infrastructure not a safe-haven asset, but Asia-Pacific remains a bright spot: KKR

Investment firm sees potential in the region, which accounts for about 60% of global economic growth

MSCI estimates indicate that losses from physical hazards could rise to US$4.6 billion by 2050 – nearly four times the 2024 figure of US$1.2 billion.

Climate risks increasingly pose threat to insurance markets, broader financial system: MSCI Institute

Larger tail events and the clustering of secondary perils can lower predictability

An electric vehicle fast-charger at HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.

Every HDB town to get EV fast-charging hub by end-2027; autonomous shuttles open to public from April

Each hub will have at least six fast-chargers capable of 50 kW output; commercial operation of Punggol’s AV to begin mid-2026 at S$4 per person

Sustainable infrastructure projects account for a growing share of the portfolio of projects in more recent issuances of infrastructure asset-backed securities.

Blending developed and emerging-market assets draws more private capital to South-east Asia’s energy transition

This is what Clifford Capital has found after seven years of issuing infrastructure asset-backed securities

Projesh Banerjea, managing director and part of the Apac infrastructure team at KKR, says digital infrastructure has singular capital needs, "both in terms of building assets and recycling of assets through buying stabilised assets".

‘No other sector like it’: KKR sees no let-up in AI-driven infrastructure boom after STT GDC deal

Deep pools of private capital are chasing data centres, one of Asia’s most capital-intensive asset classes

Nearly nine in 10 private wealth professionals plan to increase allocations to private markets this year, a survey has found.

More investment opportunities in private markets from banks in Singapore as demand soars

Some have beefed up their offerings to include European private credit, hedge funds and private equity products

Residential buildings being built in Beijing, China, which has driven the global cement market for three decades, and still accounts for nearly half of output. But the boom is now well and truly over.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Cement is hitting a wall. There’s no coming back

Prices are at their lowest in a decade, and factories are saddled with more than twice the capacity they need

RWS CEO Lee Shi Ruh in one of the suites at The Laurus hotel, which opened in 2025. The IR will open two new hotels with a total of 700 rooms in 2030.

From accountant to IR chief: RWS CEO on why she wants to create ‘a new first impression’

Genting veteran Lee Shi Ruh is leading the massive transformation of the Sentosa integrated resort

Last month, Vietnam commenced construction on 234 infrastructure projects worth 3,400 trillion dong (S$166.6 billion).

Vietnam targets US$5.5 billion in foreign loans for 2026 to boost infrastructure development

The government has prioritised public investment as a key driver of the economy

Despite retreating from the country’s most politically symbolic route, Vingroup’s rail unit VinSpeed is still advancing its Ben Thanh-Can Gio and Hanoi-Quang Ninh bullet train projects.

Vingroup’s rail retreat sparks VN-Index rout, exposes strain in Vietnam’s mega-project push

The move raises concerns about private-sector limits, after recent exits by other private developers