Political leaders the world over are considering infrastructure spending as a means for reviving economic potential. Economists have long established a direct link between infrastructure spending and overall economic growth. Oxford Economics and PwC have forecasted that global spending on infrastructure development will be around $78 trillion till 2025.
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The warehousing sector is going to experience a sea change in its structure
With the total warehousing space requirement in the country´s top seven markets expected to grow from 621 mn sq ft in 2016 to 839 mn sq ft by 2020, the warehousing sector has shown tremendous traction in the past couple of years. Further, investment in warehousing can provide an opportunity of realising returns in the range of 10-24 per cent per annum.
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GMR Airports to develop GoaÂ’s greenfield Mopa airport
GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited, has won the international competitive bid for development and operation of Mopa Greenfield Airport in north Goa. The concession period for the greenfield project will be 40 years with a possible extension of another 20 years through a bid process. The airport will be built under the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) model.
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GST… What´s in it for infra?
India´s ambitious infrastructure development plans hinge largely upon a successful transition from the current multiple taxes regime to the new uniform taxation code of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Is the industry ready to meet the April 1, 2017 deadline? We do a status check...
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L&T exits Kachchigarh port on environmental concerns
Larsen & Toubro has exited the project to develop a port at Kachchigarh in the state of Gujarat citing environmental concerns, the company informed the bourses.
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Inland waterways is economically viable sector: Gadkari
Inland Waterways is economically most viable sector and, as such, it should be an integral part of infrastructure development in the country.
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We need USD 200 bn a year for infra
Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said that infrastructure development was a national priority and the country needs funds upto USD 200 billion
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Contract renegotiation may be a reality
The government is considering the introduction of a force majeure clause in public-private partnership projects to allow renegotiation of contracts to revive private participation in infrastructure development and salvage some big-ticket projects.
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Infra trust fund on its way
Under the finance ministry's new announcement, the revenues of a project will be transferred to the trust, which will then issue units to investors. Shilpi Aggarwal says the government is seeking innovative financing solutions for infrastructure.
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Commitment needed on both sides of EPC: Experts
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects do have certain advantages which amount to lesser amount of risk for the private company. While a successful EPC road project