Mexican infrastructure:Money down the train The president's latestboondoggle 【1】On coming to power in2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s president,promisedto boost thefortunesof the poor south-east. Hisflagshipproject to do so is a1,500km (970-mile) tourist railway, known as the Tr...
DOES MONEY MATTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OUTCOMES? THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE ON STATE INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITYThesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1992 This dissertation investigates the relation between firm value, dividends, and earnings. It develops a model of firm value which ...
FEMALE PROFESSOR: In that case, could the government buy the asset back?Well, to do that, it would have to raise money either by raising taxes or by selling bonds, both of which are politically sensitive.So it's unclear, in a practical sense, whether these deals are truly reversible. ...
originate from a wide array of professional backgrounds including Land Survey, Environmental Planning, Traffic Management, and Highway Design. The program iscurrently refining the agency training program, while adhering to Federal, State, and local regulations, offering in-house practice opportunities, ...
And those longer-term solutions could lay the foundation for a fully integrated state infrastructure system. Integrated infrastructure systemsThe advantages of dig once could go beyond saving money and reducing residents’ inconvenience. Looking more strategically, the approach can a...
There seemed to be a growing realization, however, that additional money should be devoted to repairing the existing infrastructure and adding to it. ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS The state of the nation's economy plays a large role in infrastructure needs. Obviously, a very direct impact on the economy...
Kenyatta defended the rising public debt by his administration, saying that the country is still in a position to service its debts. He said that the next government should not shy away from borrowing to develop the country, provided the money does not end in corruption. ...
in available grant money—a resource pool that can empower state and local governments to develop infrastructure strategies that address the needs of all residents, including marginalized communities. These opportunities are further amplified by an additional $80 billion in competitive grants from ...
3. Maintain that the investment strategy reduces the investment universe of the Fund by at least 20%. 4. Ensure that more than 90% of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests (excluding money market funds) shall be ESG rated or have been analysed for ESG purposes. ...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is similar to the World Bank, in that it lends money to fund infrastructure projects within the Asia-Pacific region. However, while the World Bank is largely dominated by the United States and Europe, the leadership of the AIIB is dominated by China, In...