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Ruta Viva cuts travel time to Quito airport by half

International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2015

by International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2015

Construtora Norberto Odebrecht, which was in charge of the construction of both phases, has won IFM’s Best Infrastructure Development Project Ecuador 2015 December 15, 2015: Ruta Viva, the highway that connects Ecuador’s capital city to two adjacent valleys, grew out of the pressing need to improve traffic circulation in the Metropolitan District of Quito, which...

‘With AIIB around, ADB will no longer be complacent’

International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 31, 2015

ADB was not doing much lending before as Japan was too busy trying to put its own house in order Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 31, 2015: Since the day China announced its intention to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), US has been skeptical about its intention. Same with Japan. Though initially, supporters were...

Kenya’s betting big on infrastructure

International Finance DeskJuly 10, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 10, 2015

Earlier this year, various organisations placed the East African nation among the fastest growing economies in the world Amoxers Wachira and Veronicah Riba July 10, 2015: Africa has been described as the Dark Continent for many years. However, with economies of a couple of African countries recording growth in recent years, the narrative is quickly...