Introduction and summary Building large surface transportation projects typically requires financing because the total cost exceeds what annual state and local budgets can support. The most common source of project financing is the municipal bond market, which currently has more than $4 trillion in outstanding issuances.1 In 1998, Congress authorized the creation of a loan … Read more
You have the power to lift yourself up instead of tear yourself down in 2023. getty The work world has been a tumultuous place in 2022. As we slowly recovered from the pandemic, businesses struggled to keep their heads above water with increasing inflation and fears of a recession. Mental health issues and job burnout … Read more
Argentina vs France. It was being billed as Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappé for a reason (even though that, of course, is far, far, far too simplistic). It was club teammate vs club teammate, national team talisman vs national team talisman, multiple Ballon d’Or winner against Ballon d’Or pretender. To tee things up even more … Read more
Coal is dirty—it makes up for 40 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, its mining wreaks havoc on the environment and burning it produces pollutants like mercury which are linked to acid rain and particulate matter that causes respiratory illnesses. But the war in Ukraine has caused a mini-energy crisis globally, pushing … Read more
Saudi Arabia has transformed its cyber defenses, but businesses need to do more: Kaspersky CEO RIYADH: Companies in Saudi Arabia and globally should be made to attest they have up-to-date cyber defenses, according to the CEO of a leading digital security company which revealed in a research that a third of computer users in Saudi Arabia … Read more
BBC Match of the Day’s Alex Scott, Jurgen Klinsmann and Micah Richards analyse the two brilliant goals which mean Croatia finish third at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. WATCH MORE: Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to seal third place at Qatar World Cup Watch all the World Cup action across the BBC Sport website and on … Read more
The Government is still pressing ahead with its pledge to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, followed by a similar ban on hybrids after 2035. Speaking to Express.co.uk, David Lorenz, founder and CEO of Lunaz, said “upcycling” vehicles is the way forward to ensure the number of petrol and diesel … Read more
PAKISTAN’s policymakers need to come to terms with the emergence of India as a great power, propelled as it is by its economy, which has also enabled it to increase its military expenditure at a fast pace. India’s GDP, which was estimated to be $3,173 billion in nominal dollar terms in 2021, making it the … Read more
This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) at Sharm el-Shaikh in Egypt was historic as it created a Loss and Damage fund to support developing countries in efforts to minimise and address loss and damage associated with adverse effects of climate change. It was also special as it moved its vision from negotiations and … Read more
FULL-TIME | ARGENTINA 3 – 0 CROATIA ARGENTINA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2022! A Lionel Messi penalty in the 34th minute and a Julian Alvarez double in the 39th and 69th minute has helped Argentina march into the final of the tournament with a 3-0 win over Croatia. Source … Read more