Cover Story Dec 01, 2015 Finding the Right Road The moot question is whether good intent has been accompanied by careful planning. It was always going to be a difficult job. Roads development, battered and bruised by a heavy load of projects awarded in the recent past, remained stalled for various reasons ranging from land acquisition and bureaucratic red tape to a lack of accountability and transparency in the bidding process.
Cover Story Nov 01, 2015 Hitting the road Investing in an infrastructure project isn´t really glamorous, more so if it happens to be a still developing economy like India that needs to first create some basic infrastructure. A new road project or a thermal power plant many not excite as much as investing in a cutting-edge technology start-up in India´s own Silicon Valley, Bengaluru
Interview Nov 01, 2015 There is no explicit government guarantee but we are hundred percent government owned It-¦s a very relevant point since $1 trillion is required for infrastructure spending as estimated by the 12th Five Year Plan and you need long-term low-cost funds. Clearly, the major supplier of those, the public sector banks historically, are not going to be able to fill this requirement.
Project Update Sep 01, 2015 Brookfield buys nine projects in India Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited (GIPL) has decided to divest its entire stake in nine infrastructure projects to BIF India Holdings Pte Limited, jointly held by Brookfield Asset Management and its affiliates and Core Infrastructure India Fund Pte Limited.
Editor's Page Sep 01, 2015 SMARTNESS IS RELATIVE The word “smart” has suddenly shot into prominence. Everybody is talking smartly about everything that is turning “smart”. It all started with smart phones, then spread like wildfire, to smart technology, smart grids, smart schools, smart networks, smart cards, smart buildings, smart what not...and finally settled down with “smart cities”.
Finance Update Aug 01, 2015 Brookfield may invest $1bn in GVK Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world´s largest investors in infrastructure and real estate
Web Exclusive Mar 13, 2013 Kotak mops up $90 mn to invest in infrastructure sector According to an official statement, Kotak Mahindra Bank raised about $90 million in order to invest in companies engaged in industries like power generation and transmission, transportation. The amount, which is raised under the Core Infrastructure India Fund, would also be invested in water treatment and supply, waste management and gas transmission in
Finance Update Apr 01, 2011 Kotak to float infra fund The Kotak Mahindra Group has plans to raise private equity funds of about $300 million from both domestic and international investors to invest in infrastructure projects in India.