Most of the contracts in the Infrastructure sector are long lead time projects with significant investments. WhicÂhever customer of ours in these industries that we speak to, they all have experienced the effects of overall economic slowdown and the difficulty in getting funds for these projects. Larger projects such as in the power sector or in the road construction have continued to face problems in land acquisition and obtaining all the governmental clearances.
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West Bengal for pvt funding
For widening and further improvement of its state highways, the West Bengal government is mulling to invite private investments in the state.
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Smart initiatives
The US has initiated work on developing smart grid to optimise energy consumption and reduce its dependence on conventional fuels.
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The Port Paradocks
Cargo growth at Indian ports was subdued in 2011-12 with total throughput registering a 5 per cent year-on-year increase to 930 million tonnes,
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Mining: Struggling to emerge from doldrums
Karnataka now finds itself in the company of other states in the clamp down on mining and ore transport. This means India will soon drop down in its export rankings of ore, adding to the brewing export and currency troubles. A Shivkamal writes that in this delicate environment, further reforms in mining will prove to be difficult to implement, at least in the near future.
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Given banks' experience, it'd be advantageous for them to launch IDFs
How will banks respond to the IDF allowance by the government? BK Batra, Executive Director, IDBI Bank, explains that this well thought-out scheme nevertheless needs to be tweaked to be fully productive.
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Banks' alternative to infra lending: Good step, but…
Finally, banks can get completely rid of their limits imposed by asset-liability mismatch (ALM). Although schemes like take out financing exist and there have been numerous attempts to revive the corporate bond market, most of the schemes and efforts seem to have gone in vain.
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Indian EPC 2011: Driving growth efficiently
As with all ideas that promise (relative) speed, simplicity and quality, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) has caught on quickly.The order books of the over 150 players in the arena are bulging, and there is increased interest in this sector from experienced foreign players who have made their India foray, new to the sector Indian conglomerates as well as pan-Indian infrastructure developers.
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FIIs to get flexibility in infra bond investments
In a move to stimulate the foreign flows into infrastructure bonds, the Finance Ministry has eased norms for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) for investing in long term infrastruÂcture bonds. To lure FIIs, it has reduced lock-up period on such holdings to one year from three years for a five-year bond for overseas institutions investing up to $5 billion in infrastructure bonds.
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Expertspeak: The dire need to understand SEZs
Synefra owns three SEZs, and their parent company Suzlon is a big investor. Now, as SEZs brace up to bear the brunt of taxes and a headlong plunge in investor confidence, JR Tanti says the new imposition is insensitive to the humongous investments at stake.