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Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230001
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Instead, it will be restricted to connecting the inland valley cities of Merced and Bakersfield. Ending the project is a major development for the US economy and environmental…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242209
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The prospects for nuclear plant construction in the United States are dim, with support for the technology primarily focused on extending the lifetime of existing reactors and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270511
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Preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Renewable energy costs.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240332
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Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding on developing such a line with Japan in 2006, but the National Assembly shelved the scheme in 2010. The new project could cost up to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272665
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No progress has been made on infrastructure spending after the White House pledged in April to publish its plan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222389
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With a budget of USD3.5bn, the 1,400-kilometre pipeline project linking the western city of Hoima in Uganda to Tanzania’s Tanga port should bring significant economic benefits to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261650
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The Bangladesh nuclear power plant (NPP) is part of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom's ambitious international expansion strategy, which includes newcomers to the civil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236119
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The recent declaration of a "state of financial calamity" in Rio state is a symptom of a broader failure to fix a long-term development plan. Key political promises of security…