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28 August 2008 - Babcock undergoes reshuffle to bridge gap in losses
Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has announced a major shake up of its management team following poor results with losses of £100m on operating profits.
28 August 2008 - HSBC buys share of hospital PPP
HSBC’s infrastructure offshoot has bought a stake in a PPP project bringing its total number of investments to 28.
26 August 2008 - PPP on New Zealand’s horizon
The New Zealand government has been advised to use a PPP for its largest ever road project.
22 August 2008 - Texas turns to plan B
The governor of Texas has drawn up an emergency financing plan to meet the state’s growing infrastructure deficit.
21 August 2008 - Highway P3 joins summer rush
A highway P3 in Canada has reached preferred bidder stage adding to the plethora of projects coming out of the region this summer.
21 August 2008 - Pacific infrastructure tops agenda
A fund has been set up to boost infrastructure development within the Pacific Region.
20 August 2008 - Government watchdog to resurrect Metronet ghosts
A work in progress National Audit Office (NAO) report looks set to revisit the Metronet PPP a year on from its collapse last July.
20 August 2008 - Minister endorses PPP
An Indian minister has called for a more robust legal framework for PPP that could withstand political change.
19 August 2008 - Waste PFI up for grabs
Contractors have yet another waste PFI to choose from after a group of councils released a prior information notice.
18 August 2008 - Pennsylvania's P3 follow-up
A second attractive PPP project look sets to come out of Pennsylvania just months after the award of the state’s billion-dollar turnpike P3.
15 August 2008 - US Union halts legal plans
A Californian trade union has backtracked on plans to sue the biggest pension fund in the US for its PPP involvement.
14 August 2008 - Planning delays threaten £3bn waste PFI
A £3bn waste project wrangling with planning issues could face a three-year delay and a bill of up to £405m.
13 August 2008 - India's roads get long awaited PPP makeover
India’s PPP Appraisal Committee has approved a host of road concessions despite the market being plagued with delays.
12 August 2008 - Singapore gets a first with university PPP
Singapore has reached financial close on its first ever accommodation-based PPP – a move that could kick start the country’s promising market.
11 August 2008 - Kajima downs tools after new losses
Kajima has announced that it will wind down its UK construction arm after being hit by another year of losses.
8 August 2008 - RBS feels the squeeze
Financial services giant Royal Bank Scotland (RBS) said it was "business as usual" this morning despite hitting the headlines after reporting losses of almost £700m after £6bn credit write-downs.
6 August 2008 - Market healthy despite credit woes
Global infrastructure investors are optimistic about market activity over the next 12 months despite severe economic conditions, according to a recent report.
4 August 2008 - Government unveils new LIFT framework
The Department of Health (DoH) has launched a new procurement framework in a bid to speed up local hospital redevelopment and improve regional access to private funding.
4 August 2008 - Credit crunch hits Fortis
Major PPP funder Fortis remained upbeat despite revealing substantial losses in its half-year results today.
1 August 2008 - New highway for Canadian province
Bilfinger Berger Project Investment (BBPI) has reached financial close on a major highway concession in Canada.
