Projects Energy and Environment

• China slips in business rankings despite trade liberalisation

  Construction permits prove very hard to deal with

  September 10, 2009

• New standards for loans and finance

  Two new regulations promise to standardise processes for project financing and lending for fixed assets, and help solve the problem of excessive loans flowing into China's stock markets

  September 04, 2009

• National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Commerce and Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, Opinion on Thoroughly Implementing the Policy Plan for Expanding Domestic Demand to Promote Economic Growth and Further Strengthening the Regulation of Invitation for and Submission of Bids for Construction Projects

  国家发展改革委员会、工业和信息化部、监察部、住房城建设部、交通运输部、铁道部、水利部、商务部、国务院法制办公室关于贯彻落实扩大内需促进经济增长决策部署进一步加强工程建设招标投标监管工作的意见

  Purchase of Chinese products required for government procurement.

  July 29, 2009

• State Council, Circular on Revising the Capital Ratio of Fixed Asset Investment Projects

  国务院关于调整固定资产投资项目资本金比例的通知

  Lower start-up capital required for commercial residential property projects.

  July 29, 2009

• State Council, Plan for Modifying and Promoting the Equipment Manufacturing Industry

  国务院装备制造业调整和振兴规划

  Plan to promote equipment manufacturing to cope with the global financial crisis.

  June 06, 2009

• Anything but an easy ride for Shanghai

  However you define an international financial centre, there are many hurdles ahead for Shanghai

  June 06, 2009

• France plans new Beijing embassy

  A new French embassy and diplomatic campus in Beijing is taking shape, with work expected to start within a few months. The procurement contract has been…

  February 09, 2009

• COSCO wins Greek port contract

  COSCO Pacific, a container terminal operator, has finalised a €4.3 billion (US$6.6 billion) concession agreement with Piraeus Port Authority.Once the…

  December 18, 2008

• Infrastructure investments and public-private partnership in Ukraine

  Wolfram RehbockArzinger & [email protected] anticipation of the forthcoming European Football Championship 2012, to be held in Poland…

  December 18, 2008

• Guangdong Province, Highway Regulations (Revised)

  广东省公路条例（修订）

  Guangdong revises regulations to suppress illegal collection of highway tolls.

  October 15, 2008