infrastructure-financing
HeadlinesItaly's Salvini Faces Calls to Quit Over Late-Running Trains
HeadlinesIrish Parties Secure 'comfortable Majority' for New Coalition Government, Lawmaker Says
HeadlinesWhite Summit Secures More Than $360 Million for Decarbonisation Fund
TradingFinland Boards Oil Tanker Suspected of Causing Internet, Power Cable Outages
More Than 200,000 Homes Without Power in Bosnia After Balkan Snowstorm
Date: December 26, 2024
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity for a second day on Wednesday, authorities said, after a snowstorm the day before caused widespread disruption across several Balkan countries. Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, towns and villages suffered ongoing power outages, the country’s two power utilities said. The...
More Than 200,000 Homes Without Power in Bosnia After Balkan Snowstorm
Date: December 26, 2024
Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, towns and villages suffered ongoing power outages, the country’s two power utilities said. The snowfall had stopped on Wednesday, when the Catholic population was celebrating Christmas, but many roads remained blocked, cutting off access to towns and villages. “Our teams are on site all the time, doing everything in...
Rome Completes Marquee Project in Contentious City Overhaul for Catholic Holy Year
Date: December 23, 2024
By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City in preparation for the millions of tourists expected during the 2025 Catholic Holy Year that starts this week Mayor Roberto Gualtieri opened a major new road junction near the...
UK Water Bills to Rise by 36% to Help Fix Broken Sector
Date: December 19, 2024
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s water regulator said it would allow bills to rise by just over a third in the next five years to fund a much higher level of investment than originally slated, with the aim of fixing the country’s broken water sector. The average increase of 36% before inflation compares to...
Italy’s Treasury, Asterion File Binding Bid for Telecom Italia Subsea Unit
Date: December 19, 2024
ROME (Reuters) – A consortium led by the Italian economy ministry has filed a 700 million euro ($733 million) binding offer for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) submarine cable unit Sparkle, the ministry said on Thursday. The ministry is bidding with Retelit, an Italian fibre network operator owned by Spanish infrastructure fund Asterion. The offer is valid...
Sweden’s North Frets Over Financial Risks as Green Boom Stumbles
Date: December 18, 2024
By Simon Johnson LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – Sweden’s local authorities, rattled by battery-maker Northvolt’s fight for survival and the potential fallout for taxpayers, are seeking increased financial support from the central government for the country’s transition to green industry. Europe’s electric vehicle battery champion filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month with debts...