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Prospects for infrastructure in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for global infrastructure in the second quarter.

AMLO win could scupper Mexico airport plans

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MEXICO

Mexico City airport update.

EU will fund most Greek infrastructure investment

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GREECE

Infrastructure investment.

Development of Guinea's Simandou may face more delays

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GUINEA

Development of the Simandou mine has been mired in controversy and repeat delays, and any forthcoming progress may ultimately depend on the approval of the Chinese government…

Honeymoon period of Panama’s Mulino will be brief

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PANAMA

Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…

EU will invest in Western Balkan transport corridors

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EU/BALKANS

Aimed to connect Skopje with Sofia and financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the EU, the 89-kilometre line advances the completion of…

Chile's obstacles to growth have no rapid solution

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CHILE

This will limit the country’s capacity to satisfy social demands. Moreover, a number of obstacles are likely to constrain growth beyond 2025.

Greece will bet on renewable energy

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GREECE

The Greek government has pledged to phase out coal-fired generation by 2028 and to encourage investment in solar power, wind farms and green hydrogen, drawing on EU funds.

Catalan divisions deepen after Madrid talks begin

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SPAIN

The meetings yielded an investment to expand Barcelona’s El Prat airport, but they have exacerbated divisions between Catalonia’s governing pro-independence parties: the moderate…

Indonesia will struggle to attain climate goals

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INDONESIA

In July, it expressed optimism about achieving net-zero emissions by "2060 or sooner". This will require a phasing out of coal-fired power plants, currently the dominant source of…