The drive for economic diversification has led to significant expenditure on infrastructure in areas such as industrial parks, irrigation works, telecoms and the national transport network. Public spending dominates the construction sector, and around 80-90% of works are carried out by the state. Increased government expenditure will ensure that public projects continue to drive growth,...
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Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
Economic update | Megaproyecto para aeropuerto da soplo de aire fresco a economía mexicana
25 Nov 2014
Private companies and building infrastructure in Latin America are trying to take a piece of cake project recently announced 9,100 million dollars to build one of the largest airports in the world in Mexico City.
Plans for increased spending on infrastructure developments are set to support further growth in Bahrain’s industrial sector via improved transport links and the construction of new large-scale facilities. However, falling oil revenue may impact funding availability for some capital works, potentially cooling long-term prospects in the sector.
As East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya has seen its economy grow by more than 4% for the last three years, according to data from the World Bank, while an improvement in fiscal indicators and a new constitution encouraging devolution have helped to improve governance and the public balance sheet.
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Kenya 2014
Following several years of sustained growth, the outlook for Kenya’s construction sector remains positive as the industry benefits from the elevated levels of public spending outlined in the Vision 2030 development strategy. Although a slowdown in capital inflows into infrastructure and real estate projects between 2009 and 2011 impacted real growth rates, the sector as a whole has delivered...
Articles & Analysis | Regulatory and legislative reforms are providing more equitable land access from The Report: Kenya 2014
Prior to the 2009 National Land Policy (NLP), Kenya’s real estate sector had been governed by complex and often incompatible administrative mandates. A consequence of the 2004 UN-HABITAT reform initiative, the 2009 NLP is the government’s first attempt to streamline national laws. It is also the first policy to provide a single and clearly defined national land policy...