Thursday, February 20th, 2014
The first comprehensive analysis of the performance and condition of New Zealand’s infrastructure networks confirms they are performing well, but there are challenges ahead, Finance Minister Bill English says. Read More
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
China’s president, Xi Jinping, announced the creation of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) just before the October 2013 APEC meeting in Bali. If the new bank is managed professionally to finance commercially viable investments in economic...
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
The simultaneous crumbling of aging infrastructure in advanced economies and surge of development in developing economies will drive a steady four percent annual growth on infrastructure investment well into the second half of this decade, pushing total...
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
The O'Farrell government's strategy of selling public assets and using the capital to fund new infrastructure has helped Australia to become the "centre of attention" for the global infrastructure industry, Treasurer Mike Baird says. When Mr Baird...
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
The state government is planning to take up massive programme for urban infrastructure development to improve the living standards of low income groups and their economic development. This is as part of efforts to face the challenge...
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
The Philippine government likely missed its infrastructure spending target last year by 12 percent, data from the interagency Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC) showed. Amid a plan to raise spending for infrastructure to 5.2 percent by 2016,...
Sunday, December 8th, 2013
The Survey of India is all set to take up a Rs. 1,800 crore project for a more detailed mapping of the entire country, which is GIS (geographic information system) compatible for all users, Surveyor-General of India...
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
India's infrastructure has seen a big improvement over the last 15 years. But, the last two years suggest that the challenge is not 'what to do' but 'how to do it' and 'how to finance it'. On...
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday the government stands ready to go ahead with its Bt2-trillion transportation-infrastructure project as a means to prepare for enhanced Thai-Asean links and liberalised trade with both Asean and non-Asean partners. Meanwhile,...
