Across Latin America – Latin American Agriculture To Drive Growth And Food Security – Latin America can significantly boost food production to become a global “breadbasket” while driving sustainable and inclusive growth for the region, according to leaders meeting Friday at the … Continue reading →
Across America – In its recently published guidance, Priorities for Water Quality Criteria and Standards Programs FY 2017-2018, the EPA directs state and tribal environmental agencies to tackle six challenging water quality issues in the coming years. This guidance, along with broadening … Continue reading →
Africa – Lusaka, Zambia – Italian renewables firm TerniEnergia SpA announced on Wednesday it has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth USD 8 million (EUR 7.2m) for a 34-MWp solar project in Zambia. TerniEnergia said it will build the plant … Continue reading →
Africa – Ivory Coast – India’s Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) will issue a $176.3 million loan to Ivory Coast for public works initiatives, including projects in construction and information technology, Ivorian Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan said on Wednesday. French-speaking West Africa’s largest economy … Continue reading →
Africa – Zambia & Zimbabwe – The third and final phase of the African Development Bank’s capacity development initiative in Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) to support the development of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-electric Power Scheme kicked off yesterday, 13 June 2016. Contract award, works commencement and … Continue reading →
Across America – The market finally has come all the way back to pre-recession levels for U.S. General Contractors and Construction Managers. The Top 400 Listed, generated $344.14 billion in contracting revenue in 2015, an increase of 3.7% from 2014’s $331.94 … Continue reading →
Africa – Nigeria – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), through its private sector window, has approved a USD 150 million (about N29.5bn) Line of Credit (LOC) to United Bank for Africa Plc. A statement from … Continue reading →
Across the Globe – Agricultural Commodity Forecasts – World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE Report) by the World Agricultural Outlook Board – This monthly report provides the current USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, … Continue reading →
Africa – Nigeria – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window has approved a $150 million line of credit (LOC) to United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) in Nigeria. The LOC will help … Continue reading →
Asia – Tamil Nadu, India – Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a $100 million (around Rs 660 crore) loan to strengthen a key irrigation system and improve water management in the Vennar sub-basin of Cauvery … Continue reading →