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Regional Report: North Africa
While more economically stable than sub-Saharan Africa, the region of North Africa nonetheless is heavily reliant on international assistance to get many of its major construction projects off the ground. Mike Hayes reports
Franki goes to Porr
Dutch-based Heijmans to sell its German-based foundation specialist Franki to Porr Deutschland
Balfour Beatty first phase nearly complete
Transformation programme nearing completion and has delivered fundamental change, the group claims
Cost of Fukushima nuclear disaster rises to $ 188 bn
Japan’s government seeks improved performance as costs soar on reparation work at the site of Japan's worst ever nuclear plant disaster
LA pays $ 300 m to settle claim with Kiewit
Highway authority settles its two-year-long legal battle with Omaha-based contractor
UK university project
Laing O’Rourke to be main contractor on €180 million Henry Royce Institute at University of Manchester
Hochtief hit with US$ 299,000 insider trading fine
Australian court finds German construction giant guilty of “serious failure” over Leighton Holdings share dealing
Terex sells UK compact business
Coventry-based business sold to subsidiary of Groupe Mecalac, which has manufacturing facilities in France, Germany and Turkey
Construction underway on Tokyo’s Olympic stadium
Main venue for 2020 Olympic Games set to cost US$ 1.3 billion - almost US$ 1 billion less than rejected design
Bauma ConExpo India 2016 opens
Record number of visitors expected at bauma ConExpo India 2016, which takes place from 12 December to 15 December, in New Delhi
Imder on Turkish investment mission
Annual congress creates new investment opportunities in Turkey, says Imder president, Halil Tamer Öztoygar
CECE secretary general to leave
Sigrid de Vries to move to automotive association as CECE (Committee for European Construction Equipment) looks for successor
Demolition Excavators: Bringing the house down
Steve Ducker looks at the continuing global impact of high-reach excavators on the demolition market
Kazakhstan in nuclear deal with China
Construction starts on plant to build fuel assemblies for Chinese nuclear power stations
Boral bets on US market with acquisition
Australian firm to pay US$ 1.8 billion for US building products and materials producer Headwaters
Work starts on US$ 4.3 billion Saudi shipyard
South Korean construction firm begins joint venture project with state-run oil firm Saudi Aramco
AEM and CECE to partner on shows
European and International trade groups sign agreement on promotion of trade exhibitions
BIM Kitemark up and running
Balfour Beatty, BAM Ireland, BAM Construct UK, Gammon Construction and Skanska UK among first to achieve BSI BIM approval
Renovation key to Polish construction market
Polish market to resemble Western Europe and Scandinavia with renovation and upgrade trend, says PMR
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