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The ViaExpresso and ViaLitoral concession buys continue the firm’s recent Iberian ramp-up.

Industry veteran Joel Moser takes a dim view on the Trump administration’s recently leaked infrastructure plan.

At a conference held by the World Bank Group Thursday, officials discussed the challenge of tapping the $2trn market for Shariah-compliant finance to boost infra.

The scheme has come under fire from the National Audit Office days after construction group Carillion was liquidated.

Joint-venture partners will take over the contractor’s role, while the UK government will bring some public sector contracts in-house.

The deal follows a $286m fundraising campaign closed last October for its social infrastructure-focused vehicle.

The deals agreed with Foresight comprise interests in UK schools and hospitals bought in 2013.

An RFI for highway widening schemes on I-495 and I-270, worth a combined $7.6bn, received 27 responses.

A study by the state’s transportation department said the $24bn high-speed project met most of Canada Infrastructure Bank’s funding criteria.

Japan is transforming into a destination for core infrastructure investments, driven by a pipeline powered by privatisations, renewables and private sector consolidation.