Infrastructure
Nicaragua’s Chinese Canal: Behind the Audacious $40 Billion Bid to Build a Rival Panama Canal
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Ishaan Tharoor and Tim Rogers
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth asserts his skepticism on the proposed construction of a Nicaraguan Canal: “expense is going to be significant and success is far from guaranteed.”
Nicaraguan Congress Votes in Favor of Chinese-Run Canal Project
The project allows a Hong Kong-based company to build a waterway three times the length of the Panama Canal.
Brazil Update: Oil Auctions and Port Reforms
The first Brazilian oil concessions in five years took place on May 14 and 15, while Congress passed a law to upgrade the country’s ports.
Rio 2013 Blog: Rio de Janeiro as a Global City
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes and Maria Silvia Bastos Marques, president of the...
