Kyrgyz President Backs Trans-Asia Railway Project - Voice of America (blog)

Kyrgyz President Backs Trans-Asia Railway Project
Voice of America (blog)
The more than $2-billion rail line is planned to run from Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Andijon in Uzbekistan, where it would link to the Uzbek rail network. In an interview Wednesday with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's ...

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Innovative Financing of Infrastructure in a Time of Crisis - eGov monitor

Innovative Financing of Infrastructure in a Time of Crisis
eGov monitor
In March 2012 the Council agreed on a new set of guidelines for the Trans-European Networks (TEN-T) that creates a common framework for EU funding of infrastructure projects. In addition, the European Commission has put forward a proposal on the ...

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A world of hurt - Sonoma Valley Sun


Sonoma Valley Sun
A world of hurt
Sonoma Valley Sun
Prior to the completion of the trans-continental railroad, most exports arrived to California via ship. San Francisco merchants, in anticipation of throngs of newcomers arriving by rail, stocked their shelves to the brim.

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Canada's Logistics and Infrastructure Advanatages Benefit Global Supply-Chains - Area Development Online

Canada's Logistics and Infrastructure Advanatages Benefit Global Supply-Chains
Area Development Online
Grain elevators, cargo terminals, direct on-dock rail service with the Canadian National (CN) Railway, and one of North America's largest vehicle processing and trans-shipment facilities keep the Port of Halifax extremely busy.

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'Decision on rail upgrade will be announced in the summer' - This is South Wales

'Decision on rail upgrade will be announced in the summer'
This is South Wales
"Exclusion from the electrified UK and trans-European network would send all the wrong signals to inward investors about our ambitions for Swansea Bay City Region growth and prosperity. "Wales deserves its fair share of UK rail investment and, ...

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Pipe dream in Afghanistan? - UPI.com

Pipe dream in Afghanistan?
UPI.com
A Trans-Afghan natural gas pipeline is a dream at this point, if construction begins, it could become the key to a less problematic Afghanistan. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai (L) talks with US President Barack Obama before the start of the 2012 ...

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Anti-China mood threatens push for Kyrgyz railway link - Asia Times Online

Anti-China mood threatens push for Kyrgyz railway link
Asia Times Online
For Russia, a completed China-Central Asia railway would significantly reduce its influence in the region, while challenging its own plans to be at the center of a trans-continental railway line connecting East Asia to Western Europe, which could prove ...

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