Africa's big telecom operators have won a court battle over reducing mobile termination rates, a South African ruling that may have a ripple effect in the region. MTN and Vodacom last month sued the Independent Communications Authority of ...
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National freight productivity will be boosted through the injection of $125 million to start the roll-out of the Advanced Train Management System across the national rail network and the next stage of the Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade, ...
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IT spending by oil and gas companies across the Middle East and Africa in 2014 will primarily be driven by ambitious infrastructure investment plans, the modernisation of operational processes, and the quest to add more value to the ...
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A key gauge of China’s manufacturing activity fell again in February as companies are becoming increasingly cautious about future business conditions amid sluggish demand both at home and abroad. The official Purchasing ...
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Saparmurat Batyrov, Minister of Textile Industry, Government of Turkmenistan, has submitted a report on the condition of the country’s textile industry to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, reports en.trend.az. The report ...
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations (ATA) president and CEO Bill Graves said US President Barack Obama was short on details concerning infrastructure during his State of the Union address. “While we appreciate President ...
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This Editorial appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Washington, D.C., is often the butt of jokes for its year-after-year inaction. But this week - one filled with transportation events - ...
It’s time for Canada to develop a new approach to financing, building and repairing the nation’s aging infrastructure, according to a white paper recently published by the Van Horne Institute. The Van Horne Institute, a leader ...
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SuperGroup Plc (‘SuperGroup’ or ‘the Group’), owner of the Superdry brand, announces interim results for the 26 weeks ended 27 October 2013. Financial highlights: • Retail revenue up 19.3%; like-for-like ...
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Yesterday, ADB issued, China's economic growth forecast to 7.7% from 7.6% this year, next year's economic growth forecast to 7.5% from 7.4%. The report points out China's growth will benefit from the infrastructure investment growth in this ...
Peoples Natural Gas announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted all of its required approvals related to the transaction with EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) for the Peoples Natural Gas purchase of EQT's ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a package of additional commitments related to its proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited. Key elements of that package are: An additional A$200 million investment to strengthen ...
A lack of certainty in renewable energy policy and expertise of renewable energy projects are holding institutional investors back according to a new EY survey released today. Of the 75 North American and European major pension and ...
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US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta Thursday to announce a Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $275 million to build new ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association has a simple message for the Transit Investment Strategy Panel: The diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should be dedicated to fixing and expanding the ...
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