Public-private partnerships (P3), collaboration and co-investment in large-scale infrastructure programs drive remarkable results and financial returns.

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Nonetheless and as will be made even more acute by recent events in the energy sector, Israel confronts serious deficiencies in access to project financing for large-scale infrastructure.

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Although the reality of Israel defies the stereotype of a country defined by conflict and crisis, Israel does not enjoy a reputation as an attractive location for large-scale infrastructure projects.

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The government's capitulation has implications for other large-scale infrastructure plans, such as the Plan Puebla-Panama in the south, and the Escalera Nautica (nautical ladder), a tourist scheme in Baja California.

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His large portfolio led to him being dubbed "the minister of the earth and the sky", but it also put him in charge of a large proportion of Senegal's government budget at a time of large-scale infrastructure spending.

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The Chinese market was not able to offer any respite for Japanese exporters, as investors were still coming to terms with the idea of a moderate stimulus package in China, rather than a large scale infrastructure-heavy stimulus package.

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Antitrust is institutionalized harassment, inherently anti-infrastructure since it makes large scale competitive reactions by rival firms unnecessary.

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Because of this infrastructure, and in the absence of large-scale LNG development, Europe will also be the most cost-effective market for gas from Russia's two most promising future gas regions, Yamal and Shtokman.

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