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The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender BOAK for the part from Chania to Heraklion
Real Estate and Development   07 December 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender for construction project of the Northern Road Axis Crete (B.O.A.K.) from Chania to Heraklion to the Invitation to Submit Binding Offers.<br />This is the largest part of the BOAK, 157.5 ...
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China Has Officially Started Construction on the World’s First “Forest City”
Futurism   28 June 2017   China   Liuzhou, Guangxi Province  
Image Credit: Stefano Boeri Architetti
<p>The world's first "Forest City," designed to fight pollution and climate change, is under construction in China. Covered in greenery and trees, it will absorb nearly 10,000 tons of CO2 and 57 tons of pollutants yearly, and produce 900 tons of oxygen.</p ...
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3rd worker rescued after Queens construction accident
ABC7 Eyewitness News   20 June 2017   USA   New York  
<p>Emergency crews worked frantically to free a worker following an accident at a construction site in Queens Tuesday.<br />There was a massive sigh of relief when firefighters finally rescued the trapped construction worker and gave him hope for another day.<br ...
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Markets await UK construction growth report, as South African rand slides
The Guardian   04 April 2017   UK   UK  
The Canary Wharf finance district of London. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
<p>South African government bonds have fallen sharply this morning, matching the drop in the rand.</p><p>Shares in the country’s banks are also being hit, on worries that other credit ratings could follow S&amp;P and downgrade South Africa to Junk.</p><p>Economist ...
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Abu Dhabi approves $64m in infra projects
Abu Dhabi (FILE PHOTO - SHUTTERSTOCK)
<p>$29m development of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Road the biggest package among approved projects.</p> <p>Abu Dhabi&rsquo;s Executive Committee at the Executive Council has approved several projects worth a total of $64 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, as ...
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Oman targets 10% nationalisation in construction firms
ME Construction News   16 March 2017   Oman   Middle East  
FILE PHOTO - SHUTTERSTOCK (source: ME Construction News)
<p>Proposal from Oman Society of Contractors will see a gradual increase to 15% Omanisation by 2020.</p> <p>A senior Omani official has said that the Sultanate is working on a proposal to make it mandatory for construction companies to have an Omanisation ...
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Brazil announces £11.8bn in concession projects
The construction index   09 March 2017   Brazil   Americas  
Brazil flag
<p>Brazil&rsquo;s government has announced an expansion of its investment partnership programme (PPI) with a forecast spend of R$45bn (&pound;11.8bn).</p> <p>The projects are concentrated in the areas of energy, transportation and sanitation. They comprise ...
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New tourism blueprint for City of Duqm
Oman Observer   03 February 2017   Oman   Middle East  
Duqm touristic development perspective (source: Oman Observer)
<p>Multinational professional services firm Deloitte has been commissioned to put together a tourism strategy for the City of Duqm, the vibrant nucleus of the mammoth Special Economic Zone (SEZ) under development on Oman&rsquo;s Wusta coast.</p> <p>The blueprint ...
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Tunnelling set to start for central Melbourne station
The construction index   17 January 2017   Australia   Oceania  
Roadheaders will be lowered into the ground to dig between the stations (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Roadheaders are being prepared ready to be lowered into place for the start of tunnelling for a new underground station in central Melbourne, Australia.</p><p>Two streets in the central business district (CBD) were closed yesterday, and will remain so for ...
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Western Australia introduces building code of conduct
The construction index   06 December 2016   Australia   Oceania  
Western Australian Building & Construction Industry Code of Conduct (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Fair treatment of subcontractors &ndash; including timely payment &ndash; are among the measures outlined a new code of conduct that comes into force in Western Australia on 1st January 2017.</p> <p>A compliance framework is also being set up so that a ...
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