All posts tagged "infrastructure"
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The power of three: the city’s key to ensuring a prosperous futureCities around the world are growing fast. Between 2016 and 2050, the global urban population is set to increase by about 2.5 billion people. By the time this century reaches
- Posted June 1, 2016
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Leading economist calls on governments to stop shying away from large deficitsGovernments around the world should show greater willingness to run large deficits to get big infrastructure projects off the ground, a leading UK economist has said. John Kay, visiting professor
- Posted May 18, 2016
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Infrastructure investment gap could cost U.S. economy $4tr and 2.5m jobs, study warnsThe U.S. government’s failure to invest in infrastructure could cost the country’s economy almost $4tr in GDP, and 2.5m jobs by 2025, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has
- Posted May 17, 2016
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India on track to electrify every village by 2018India’s power ministry has announced that more than 7,000 villages were connected to electric power supplies during the 2015-16 financial year, putting the government on track to achieve prime minister
- Posted April 25, 2016
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Germany announces $299bn infrastructure investmentGermany’s federal government has announced a €265bn ($299bn) infrastructure investment plan covering the next 14 years. The national infrastructure plan (Bundesverkehrswegeplan), which was announced on Wednesday, sets out which roads,
- Posted March 18, 2016
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Mexico must up efforts to prevent corruption in $9bn airport project, says OECDThe Government of Mexico must do more to prevent corruption within the state-owned corporation delivering a new $9bn airport in the country’s capital Mexico City, a new report by the
- Posted November 23, 2015
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Asian Development Bank signs $273m loan to improve India’s rural roadsThe Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have jointly signed a $273m loan to improve rural roads in the country, as part of a $1.23bn rural connectivity
- Posted November 11, 2015
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Britain to get new Infrastructure CommissionBritain’s chancellor of the exchequer has today announced the creation of a new independent body to advise the government on new infrastructure projects. Speaking at the Conservative party conference, George Osborne
- Posted October 5, 2015
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Britain to get new Infrastructure CommissionBritain’s chancellor of the exchequer has today announced the creation of a new independent body to advise the government on new infrastructure projects. Speaking at the Conservative party conference, George Osborne
- Posted October 5, 2015
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Hong Kong Tops Global Infrastructure RankingHong Kong has the best infrastructure in the world, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said last week. WEF measured the quality of road and rail networks and the quality of
- Posted July 16, 2015
