PETALING JAYA: RHB Research is maintaining its “overweight” call on the construction sector despite US President Donald Trump’s proposed plans to restrict shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to Malaysia and Thailand, which could affect the construction of data centres.
In a report to clients, the research house said, citing media reports, that one provision under the draft rule would allow firms headquartered in the United States and a few dozen friendly nations to continue shipping AI chips to both countries without seeking a licence for a few months after the rule is published.
