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- Public Private Partnerships Are Key to the Development of South African Water and Wastewater Markets
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa is a water stressed nation and private sector participation in water management services will contribute significantly to the preservation of natural water resources. Improved water efficiency is becoming increasingly critical in South Africa, and public-private partnerships PPPs will be the lynchpin in attaining...
- Research articles 2008-09-25
- Carolyn Livengood column: Kids club offers themed attractions
- Serramonte Center Kids Club is a free, fun, safe, social and educational after-school destination for children ages 12 and under. It is held one Tuesday a month at 4 p.m. through November at Serramonte Center Grand Court, located at Serramonte and Gellert boulevards in Daly City. Club events...
- Research articles 2008-08-08
- Pakistan PM holds talks with Saudi king
- JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia AFP — Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani held talks with Saudi King Abdullah in Jeddah on Saturday in a bid to boost links between the two countries. The pair discussed "recent Islamic and international developments and means of cooperation between the two countries," the official...
- Research articles 2008-06-07
- Bhutto party to unveil Pakistan PM candidate
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party was due Saturday to announce the name of its candidate for prime minister, with every indication he may be elected uncontested. Bhutto's 19-year-old son and successor as chairman of her Pakistan People's Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will announce the...
- Research articles 2008-03-21
- Pakistan court quashes final Bhutto husband case: lawyer
- ISLAMABAD AFP — A Pakistani court Friday quashed the last remaining graft case against the husband of slain Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said, removing the final possible hurdle to him standing for prime minister. Asif Ali Zardari was acquitted by the anti-corruption court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi,...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
- END-USER ORIENTED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
- ABSTRACT. The European Union EU is reforming its public services and suggesting Public-Private Partnerships PPPs as a solution for producing high quality and cost effective real estate service delivery. However, the use of PPP approach in real estate industries has been found to have significant constraints related to the end-users'...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Pakistan coalition may woo Musharraf allies
- ISLAMABAD AFP — The party of Pakistan's slain former premier Benazir Bhutto said Sunday it may woo President Pervez Musharraf's allies to join a coalition government that could drive the former general from power. The Pakistan People's Party PPP, which won the most seats in last week's election and...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- Pakistani Taliban call for peace talks with new govt
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Taliban militants said Sunday they were ready for peace talks with Pakistan's new government, but only if it rejects President Pervez Musharraf's "war on terror" in the country's tribal belt. A rebel spokesman quoted Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud -- accused by Musharraf of masterminding the slaying...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- Musharraf allies say will not obstruct coalition
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's new government will likely name its prime minister in early March, party officials said Saturday, as supporters of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf vowed not to obstruct the coalition. The two biggest parties to emerge after Monday's parliamentary election have been weighing their choice...
- Research articles 2008-02-23
- Pakistan coalition partners thrash out PM choice
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's two biggest opposition parties sought to thrash out their choice for premier Friday after agreeing to form a coalition government that could drive President Pervez Musharraf from power. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the widowed husband of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said their...
- Research articles 2008-02-21
- Pakistan's Musharraf rejects opposition calls to quit
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rejected demands to quit Wednesday and called for a "harmonious coalition" as victorious opposition parties mulled a grouping that could force the key US ally from power. Musharraf was making his first official comments since Monday's crucial parliamentary vote, which left him...
- Research articles 2008-02-20
- Bhutto party launches book as 'message from her grave'
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday launched the book she completed days before her death, hailing it a manifesto on religious tolerance "from her grave". "Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West", in which Bhutto speculates about her own assassination, hits bookshelves nearly...
- Research articles 2008-02-12
- Bhutto's widower kicks off Pakistan election campaign
- THATTA, Pakistan AFP — The widower of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto hit the campaign trail Saturday for the first major party rally since the former prime minister's assassination in December. Thousands of people were gathering at Thatta, a rural town in Bhutto's home province of Sindh, amid...
- Research articles 2008-02-09
- Thaksin allies unveil coalition government for Thailand
- BANGKOK AFP — The People Power Party, which supports deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, unveiled a coalition government Saturday, capping a dramatic political turnaround 16 months after his ouster. The announcement of the six-party coalition ended four weeks of suspense following last month's general elections, which had left the...
- Research articles 2008-01-18
- Bhutto party says Musharraf admission shows need for UN probe
- ISLAMABAD AFP — The party of murdered Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Sunday that President Pervez Musharraf's admission she may have been killed by a gunman underscored the need for a UN probe. In an interview with the US television network CBS, Musharraf admitted for the first time...
- Research articles 2008-01-05
- China's economy smaller in new study: World Bank
- WASHINGTON AFP — The size of China's economy is overestimated by some 40 percent, but it remains the world's second largest using a ranking based on purchasing power, the World Bank said Monday. In a report ranking the world's economies for 2005, the World Bank said its updated survey...
- Research articles 2007-12-17
- Bhutto party predicts million turnout as celebrations start
- KARACHI AFP — More than one million people are expected to take to the streets when former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto returns home this week, her party said Tuesday as supporters began early celebrations. But the politician condemned an alleged crackdown on supporters preparing to welcome her home to...
- Research articles 2007-10-16
- Public-Private Partnerships Have Pros and Cons in Municipal Water Industry
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Environmental and Building Technologies Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2007 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on Public-private partnerships PPP in the municipal water sector to be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. PDT. The top challenge for...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- London Underground firm heads down tubes
- LONDON AFP — The privately-owned group that maintains most of the London Underground LU train network went into administration Wednesday after running out of funds. The move cast doubt on multi-billion pound plans to upgrade the network and was a blow to new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who oversaw...
- Research articles 2007-07-18
- Report urges link-ups to build mega-projects.
- Byline: Mathew Murphy Jun 12, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- An Ernst & Young report calling for a greater public commitment to public-private partnerships PPPs to build road infrastructure has been criticised. Peter Fitzgerald, a former member of the Australian Labor...
- Research articles 2007-06-12
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