Cement News tagged under: infrastructure
Infrastructure investments to secure steady annual growth of FDI to Africa15 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsScaling up regional infrastructure projects will facilitate intra- and inter-regional trade, create integrated energy markets through regional power pools, support water resources management, and spur economic growth, says private equity leader. A growing emphasis on opening infrastructure investment to the private sector will both catalyse African economic growth and attract substantial foreign direct investment, the founder of Africa’s largest private equity firm said yesterday at the ... |
Venezuelan builders urge US$60bn for infrastructure25 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Venezuelan Construction Chamber said Tuesday the country needs to spend US$60bn on maintaining existing infrastructure and to double investment in new projects. "A country's development cannot be promoted without investment in infrastructure," the group's head, Gilbert Dao, said, noting that Venezuela is currently devoting no more than 3% of GDP to infrastructure. During one of the organisation's seminars, Dao emphasised that other countries in the region such as Chile, Colombia and ... |
More private finance needed to fund UK infrastructure projects10 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Construction Products Association (CPA) has emphasised the essential role private finance has in providing funding for infrastructure and other public sector assets, especially considering the current constraints on public sector spending in the coming years. The statement comes on the back of the Treasury's recent PFI Review. Michael Ankers, the CPA's chief executive, said: "It is essential to find innovative ways of tapping into private sector finance through, for example, pensio... |