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Infrastructure Construction Will Be Key to India’s Economic Revival post Covid19
The ongoing pandemic has forced nearly every economy in the world into a recession. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has even forecasted it to be the worst global recession after the Great Depression of the 1930s. The near-complete shutdown...
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Kalulushi Smart City Project in Zambia nears construction phase
The Kalulushi smart City Project in Zambia, developed by the Kalulushi Municipal Council in collaboration with Smart City Limited, is edging closer to the construction phase following the launch of the invitation for bids from qualified and credible contractors...
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The usual suspects against construction in Jerusalem
A good way to evaluate a policy is by examining the identity of its critics. The controversy surrounding the tenders issued on Sunday by the Israel Lands Authority for the construction of 1,257 new housing units in the southeastern...
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COVID recession puts damper on large construction projects
The trade group Associated General Contractors of America reported that more projects were canceled than were started in the last 12 months, and that construction employment declined in most metro areas.
The Houston area lost the most construction jobs of...
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France to get green infrastructure boost
The reboot plan weighs in at a cost of €100bn, and will include various construction and infrastructure projects including building retrofits, the nation’s railway network, in addition to hydrogen infrastructure.
Nearly a third of the total spend will go exclusively...
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U.S. construction starts will increase 4% next year
Uncertainty surrounding the next wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall and winter and delayed fiscal stimulus will lead to a slow and jagged recovery in 2021,” Branch said in the release. “Business and consumer confidence will improve over...
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Government applauds UK construction industry
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma MP, has written a letter paying tribute to the UK construction industry. In the letter, addressed to “everyone working in the construction sector”, he expresses “admiration for...
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