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2 July 2020
Construction industry slows down in the Balkan countries amid the Covid-19 outbreak
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, the construction industry in the Balkan countries (comprising Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia) was growing at a mixed pace, with growth being robust in Croatia...
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1 July 2020
UK Government announces infrastructure taskforce to help speed up the economic recovery
As the UK emerges from the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has announced plans to restart the economy following the three-month lockdown. The UK is currently the worst...
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1 July 2020
Delayed progress on large projects in Indonesia
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia has reported 50,187 infections and 2,620 deaths, and in order to contain the virus spread, the government has taken various measures since...
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26 June 2020
New Zealand reopens economy and earmarks ‘shovel-ready’ infrastructure projects
New Zealand has been successful in containing the virus outbreak, and the government has lifted all domestic lockdown restrictions in the country from 9 June. Earlier, the government had imposed...
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26 June 2020
Construction activities have restarted in Singapore, but severe damage has been done
Singapore is moving ahead with efforts to restart the economy, with the government having imposed a range of restrictions from 27 March in a bid to contain the spread of...
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19 June 2020
Covid-19 and Africa-China relations: challenges and opportunities
The economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to be strong, in part reflecting the continent’s exposure to China, particularly in Ghana, Angola, South Africa,...
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18 June 2020
Peru’s construction activity plummets to record low in April
Construction output in Peru plummeted in April, dropping by a record low of 89.7% year-on-year and by 34.9% between January and April, according to data released on 15 June by...
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15 June 2020
Brazil’s construction industry is set to contract sharply this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic
GlobalData expects the construction industry in Brazil to contract by 6% this year, down significantly from the previous growth forecast of 2.2% before the coronavirus outbreak started and growth of...
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12 June 2020
Effect of Covid-19 on the construction industry in the Baltics
Construction in the Baltic countries (comprising Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) had been growing at a quick pace prior to the Covid-19 crisis. Although the region will not be immune to...
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12 June 2020
UK construction output plummets in April as full effect of lockdown measures are realised
UK construction output fell dramatically in April, falling by 40% month on-month and by 44% year-on-year, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics. The fall in construction...