Sentences with phrase «infrastructure deficit»

It however said the policy had implementation challenges in the form of infrastructure deficit, congestion, inadequate furniture, high preference for boarding status among others.

In addition to SDGs, we must address infrastructure deficits and climate challenges.

The Harper government believes it has done enough even though there is a huge infrastructure deficit in Canada.

He lauded the road work progress, emphasising that there was fulfilment of President Muhammadu Buhari's commitment to fix infrastructure deficit in the country.

He indicated that when he took over, the school had a huge infrastructure deficit and students even studied under sheds.

Still, neither recent Liberal nor Conservative governments have adequately tackled the country's gaping infrastructure deficit.

A NEW report has found Australia's capital cities are plagued by infrastructure deficits and deserve more government attention.

At the same time, we have another opportunity to accelerate economic growth: Canada's substantial infrastructure deficit.

With a severe infrastructure deficit impacting the productivity of our country, we are hopeful Minister Sohi's connection to Western Canada means that appropriate attention will be given to the ports, rails, and highway network that are crucial to doing business in B.C. and Canada.

President underscored two economic pillars with emphasis on jobs and promised to introduce new legislations and policies, which will be intended to achieve sustainable economic growth, develop and expand agriculture, and address our very large infrastructure deficit, with particular emphasis on road construction and the provision of affordable and adequate electricity for all our people.

In the short term, the continent's desperate infrastructure deficit combined with China's able, inexpensive, and contract - hungry construction firms is a happy marriage.

«Canada is experiencing an enormous infrastructure deficit that was estimated at $ 123 billion in 2007 and is increasing by about $ 2 billion annually,» says Abu - Samra.

about U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Outlines Transportation Vision Focused on Overcoming Infrastructure Deficit

Many of the countries included in China's Belt and Road initiative are in infrastructure deficit and require big project development efforts, says Sonal Varma of Nomura.

Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments, and, where appropriate, tapping into private sector investment, to permanently fix the infrastructure deficit.

In the next decade, the infrastructure deficit will become a full blown crisis but Harper's $ 60 billion tax cuts means the government will have no money to respond to it.

How big is Canada's infrastructure deficit?

According to Mr. Prentice, it is because there are currently more sellers than buyers in the oil patch (and with the new Investment Canada restrictions, Canada has just ruled out an important set of prospective buyers); because Canada has an infrastructure deficit (not enough facilities to get the product to the right markets — Keystone XL etc); and due to the impact of foreign investment rules.

I have decided to tremendously lift the infrastructure deficit to a status befitting a middle income country.

Adeosun explained that the policy was expected to «Increase exposure of financial or financial related crimes; support the fight against financial crimes and corruption; improved level of public confidence in public entities; enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public funds; improve Nigeria's Open Government Ranking and Ease of Doing Business Indicators; and recover public funds that can be deployed to finance Nigeria's infrastructure deficit.»

Meanwhile, the Minister will be attending a series of meetings over the coming days, including meetings with the World Bank to take forwards conversations about lending into strategic sectors of the economy as part of the administration's focus on addressing Nigeria's infrastructure deficit and accelerating implementation of critical projects.

It has moved our county out of some infrastructure deficits Ghana used to lack and I wouldn't mince no words to admit it and praise it.

He pointed out that inadequate health workers», poor funding, infrastructure deficit and management deficiencies had been some of the challenges inhibiting the force's medical unit.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has described as inaccurate, reports that the increased enrollment under the Free Senior High School policy is solely to blame for cases of congestion and infrastructure deficit being experienced in some schools.

Alluding to the fact that the projection clearly shows that government alone can not address the infrastructure deficit, he said the inauguration of the Economic Advisory Committee was therefore a step in the right direction.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx today outlined his top priorities for the Department of Transportation, highlighting America's infrastructure deficit and identifying ways for the Department to use innovation and improved planning to stretch transportation dollars as effectively and efficiently as possible.

After visiting the project, Secretary Foxx spoke about the Administration's plan to address the infrastructure deficit with a $ 302 billion, four - year surface transportation reauthorization proposal.

Secretary Foxx spoke about the Administration's plan to address the infrastructure deficit with a $ 302 billion, four - year surface transportation reauthorization proposal.

On February 26, Secretary Foxx joined President Obama to announce a plan to address the infrastructure deficit with a $ 302 billion, four - year surface transportation reauthorization proposal.

Secretary Foxx's tour will include visits to manufacturers, bridges, freight facilities, and highway projects in an effort to raise awareness of America's infrastructure deficit.

After touring the facility, Secretary Foxx spoke about the Administration's plan to address the infrastructure deficit with a $ 302 billion, four - year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, which would include rail as part of surface transportation for the first time.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader Doug Ford said he would be willing to help the City of Cornwall with its infrastructure deficit if he is elected premier in June, but only if municipalities across the province start cutting what a PC government would deem as wasteful spending.