A senior Barclays banker said tens of billions of dollars of lending for Asia data‑center construction is pushing banks to their limits and prompting greater selectivity in financings. Andrew Ashman, head of Barclays APAC syndicated loans, said lenders report large risk exposures to the data‑center sector and may therefore favor familiar borrowers or higher‑yielding transactions.

2026-09-01

A senior Barclays banker said tens of billions of dollars of lending for Asia data‑center construction is pushing banks to their limits and prompting greater selectivity in financings. Andrew Ashman, head of Barclays APAC syndicated loans, said lenders report large risk exposures to the data‑center sector and may therefore favor familiar borrowers or higher‑yielding transactions.