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In our recent Asia Pacific Data Centres webinar, our industry experts discussed the remarkable growth for the data centre industry across the region. In a follow-up webinar on Thursday, 8th July 2021, we will continue these discussions with a spotlight on India.

Indian economy broke out of two consecutive periods of contraction to record a 0.4% expansion in the October – December quarter with an improvement in business sentiments as well as consumer demand.

Indian realty has faced multiple headwinds in the past years, but none of those was as disruptive as the COVID-19 crisis. Many of the homebuyers’ preferences are now shifting towards homes which can accommodate a small office set-up and provide open spaces. 

Even amidst the current unfortunate turn of events and increasing toll of human lives, one city stands out for its inherent resilience and strength. Mumbai, the financial capital of the nation and a city with one of the highest population densities, has time and again shown its ability to bounce back from serious setbacks.

Learn how 5G will impact the office of the future, why the grocery store has changed forever, join the conversation on global sustainability, and more.

In the Union Budget 2019-2020, the government had announced that it will come out with a Model Tenancy Law to safeguard the interests of both landlords and tenants and develop the rental housing market.

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This May 2021 edition of our report takes a look at the latest market activities in the Philippine commercial real estate sector including insights on the ongoing impact of the global pandemic on the sector. 

Summer Chen, Senior Associate Director, Valuation & Advisory Services, Greater China, discusses how the issue of addressing sustainability in data centres is not just a trend for the sector but an imperative as China commits to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Malls in India are going through their share of challenges considering various lockdown measures by state governments. 

Kevin Imboden, Senior Global Research Manager specialising in Data Centre Insights, discusses how Jakarta, Mumbai, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and Osaka, are growing secondary markets that are driving Asia Pacific’s potential as a key region for data centre growth across the next decade.

Hideaki Suzuki, Director of Research and Head of Business Development Services, Japan, notes that Asia Pacific will lead 5G demand with more than 65% of 5G mobile subscription growth expected over the next five years, consequently driving demand for data centres across the region.