Construction and Infrastructure

Derived from the Latin word “concretus”, meaning compact or condensed, concrete has had an immeasurable impact on both the ancient and modern world with its usage dating as far back as 800 BC. Today the global use of concrete is twice that of steel, wood, plastics and aluminium combined, and is only exceeded by the usage of naturally occurring water.

In the present century alone Brisbane’s population has grown from 3.5 million to more than 4.5 million. That is projected to double by 2031 requiring at least 156,000 additional dwellings to be built. With this growth comes an inevitable increase in traffic congestion. A recent report found that 340 kilometres of Brisbane’s roads are at or above or capacity, and estimates this will jump to 720 kilometres by 2031. 

Only a handful of cities in the world can claim a history as rich and diverse as that of Prague. During the thousand years of its existence, Prague has been home to Holy Roman Emperors, a seat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, capital of Bohemia and even one of the most important cities in the eastern bloc after the second world war.

Madagascar is a land of increasing opportunity. Chairman, Zouzar Bouka, explains his vision of a new Madagascar and how VIMA Group is helping make this a reality.

The contract in question will see BAE provide a total of 12 Typhoon fighter jets and eight Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft.

Manufacturing work will begin in 2014, with delivery expected in 2017, and is expect to help protect as many as 6000 highly skilled technology and engineering jobs across the company’s UK sites.

In addition to the Nikkei 225 index’s one percent rise, the Japanese currency, the yen, has also fallen to a 20 month low against the US dollar.

Liberal Democrat leader, Shinzo Abe, has made it part of this election promise that he will implement measures that will help revive what is the world’s third-largest economy. This includes taking steps to weaken the yen and fight deflation.

While analysts had forecast a 5.4 percent expansion, growth has actually been recorded as being 7.1 percent higher than at the same time last year. These latest figures reinforce the fact that the Philippines has had one of the better performing economies in the region throughout 2012.

Observers have reacted positively to the news, with many stating that these robust numbers suggest that the Philippines will likely exceed its target of achieving six percent growth over the fiscal year.

A global business in every sense of the word, DORCE plans to build upon all that it has achieved to date. Deputy general manager Dr. Ferzat Mercan discusses how it intends to do so.

For the second time in 2012 China will raise its Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) quota, once the current limit of $80 billion is reached. At the same time it will raise the limit for investors seeking to put funds raised overseas into the country’s markets.

Dust control is an issue in the mining industry, but also in agriculture, railways, roads and even the military. Bruce Coulthard, president of PZS Stabilization, talks about the revolutionary dust control product PennzSuppress D.