Infrastructure

Utility workers begin work repairing power and data lines after a wildfire near Potrero, California, U.S. June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTX2HHAR

Every week should be Infrastructure Week

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery owned by The Carlyle Group is seen in front of the Philadelphia skyline March 24, 2014. Picture taken March 24, 2014. To match OIL-ETHANOL/LOBBY REUTERS/David M. Parrott (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS COMMODITIES CITYSCAPE) - RTR3OPSL

As green infrastructure pioneers, Philadelphia is primed for workforce development

Monday, May 15, 2017

Hoover Dam is seen with low water levels of Lake Mead on the Nevada and Arizona border April 11, 2015. Picture taken April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart - RTR4X0X8

How historic would a $1 trillion infrastructure program be?

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Robert Puentes

Friday, May 12, 2017

Construction continues on a new road being built, which will join the industrial area of Pinetown to the north of Durban and the city's airport, February 11, 2013. Although President Jacob Zuma announced last year that South Africa would spend $95 billion on roads, ports and railways before 2015, the country faces a myriad of problems in trying to roll out the infrastructure plan - from bad planning and skills shortages to contract problems and corruption. Picture taken February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DO9H

Figures of the week: Infrastructure quality in Africa is stagnating

Christina Golubski

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Labourers work at a construction site as a Chinese company holds a keel-laying ceremony of a life-size Titanic replica at a theme park in Daying county, Sichuan province, China, November 30, 2016.?REUTERS/Liu Changsong ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RTSU5UD

Yes, China is investing globally—but not so much in its belt and road initiative

Monday, May 8, 2017

Road workers carry water on a road under construction in Nairobi, Kenya January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RTSXBVZ

Future Development Reads: Populism, public-private partnerships, and aid effectiveness

Friday, May 5, 2017

A boat of customs' officers sails next to Lisbon's port, Portugal, October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante - RTX2PWZ8

Out of the danger zone and toward more robust investment: Can the EIB deliver?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The skyline of L.A. is pictured under industrial power lines in the early morning light of Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTS11P52

The potential for an urban water market in Los Angeles and beyond

Gregory Pierce and Joseph W. Kane

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Unprecedented Promises – and Threats – of the Belt and Road Initiative

Shivshankar Menon

Friday, April 28, 2017

A utility pole supporting wires for electricity distribution is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, November 11, 2015. The board of Kenya's biggest power generator, KenGen, has approved a rights issue plan and will seek shareholder approval on Dec. 16, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday. The plan, which also needs regulatory approvals, would involve issuing up to 7.802 billion shares at price to be set. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RTS6GXU

Figures of the week: Africa’s Pulse highlights the region’s infrastructure gaps

Thursday, April 20, 2017