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Egypt and UAE drive record order backlog for Orascom despite revenue slide
Egypt-based construction company Orascom has seen its order backlog rise to a record US$7 billion, despite a decline in revenue which it blamed on the devaluation of the Egyptian pound.
41 workers trapped in India’s collapsed Silkyara tunnel rescued after 17 days
All 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state after it partially collapsed have been rescued.
Nigeria mulls $35bn concrete road construction programme
Ministers within Nigeria’s government have discussed how to get a nationwide concrete road building programme off the ground, at an initial cost of $35 billion.
Holcim to divest businesses in Uganda and Tanzania
Multinational company announces another move away from cement 
Atlas Copco Group reveal a new corporate brand identity
Atlas Copco have unveiled a change in corporate brand identity
Bobcat unveils new version of S450 skid-steer for MEA
New engine and controls among updated features
Video: Ten years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been called the world’s most ambitious infrastructure scheme
CNH Industrial delisting from Milan stock market
Parent company of Case Construction Equipment and New Holland to focus on New York Stock Exchange
Majority of global infrastructure projects ‘failing’
Only 47% of projects and portfolios worldwide are achieving their time, cost and quality objectives
Orascom wins major Cairo Metro and high-speed rail contracts
Egyptian contractor Orascom Construction has won two new contracts with the National Authority for Tunnels to build new transport projects in the country.
Liebherr launches new R 930 Tunnel crawler excavator
New model will be available in markets across the world
South African bank to launch US$1bn green energy fund
The fund will invest in a pool of energy transition and project loans, such as renewable energy and related clean technologies
One region fuels 12% increase in construction sales for Caterpillar
Profit for Cat’s Construction Industries’ profit hits US$1.847 billion in the third quarter of 2023
Emerging markets ‘need US$1.5 trillion’ to make buildings greener
World Bank says construction tech could be used to help cut emissions 
Morocco to build and upgrade stadiums before 2030 World Cup
A deal was signed the same day between the government and state-owned fund CDG to finance the new stadium
Laso and Roll Group in African partnership
Transport and lifting specialists join up to offer full complement of transport services in Mozambique
Overruns in costs and delivery costing construction US$91 billion
A new report reveals that disputed costs amount to more than a third of project capital expenditure value
New turbine blade transporters for Vanguard
South African transport specialist adds six rotor blade transport systems from TII Scheuerle
North America helps keep Volvo CE’s sales steady
Major OEM has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2023
€6bn Morocco-Spain undersea tunnel resurfaces
World Cup 2030 host countries could be linked by Africa-Europe rail project
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