News and opinion on public works procurement
The geopolitical seismograph has been registering unprecedented tremors in the global critical minerals landscape. In April 2025, Beijing formalized sweeping…
The Philippines enacted the Government Procurement Reform Act in 2003 with promises to eliminate corruption and bring unprecedented transparency to…
Asia-Pacific pension funds, insurers and wealth managers are lifting their exposure to European assets after years of favouring the United…
The AI trade may cool without a dramatic crash, but the buildout will continue to reshape power networks, land markets,…
Pakistan is moving to convert $1 billion (C$1.35 billion) of deposits from the United Arab Emirates into equity tied to…
OpenAI is pouring an estimated US$500 billion (C$665 billion) into a network of United States data centres branded Stargate, positioning…
Unrelenting heat, storms and drought defined 2025’s weather headlines and exposed weak spots in electricity systems from Texas to Tibet.…
Global capital flowing into new and upgraded infrastructure is expected to top US$9 trillion (C$12 trillion) in 2026, up nearly…
Mobile wallets proved Africa can skip outdated steps. The next bet is bypassing copper and sprawling data centres by blending…
Major cross-border projects used to sell themselves on economies of scale and the promise of geopolitical harmony. Today, contractors and…