Features
18 November 2008 - RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Alexandr Bazhenov describes how Vnesheconombank's new PPP Centre plans to help drive this new market forward by bridging a gap in resource and know how.
18 November 2008 - SCOTTISH DANCING
The mist is finally clearing on what the Scottish Futures Trust will look like, says Euan Murray from Shepherd and Wedderburn.
5 November 2008 - GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Gordon Brown's massive bank bailout could help to get the project finance markets moving again. PFI could be back in business, says Don Smith.
5 November 2008 - A SAFE HAVEN
Universities are coming around to the idea of PPPs and the banks seem keen too. So why is the higher education sector so low key, asks Amanda Nicholls.
5 November 2008 - GREECE DEMONSTRATES WINNING WAYS
Greece's PPP Unit has travelled to London to convince the private sector that the country is open for business. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.
5 November 2008 - BANKS STRUGGLE WITH MASSIVE WASTE DEALS
The financial downturn is causing worrying delays to Manchester's hefty waste project. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports on the new 'watch and wait' economy.
3 November 2008 - BERLUSCONI'S EMPIRE
Michael Taylor and Marco Gelmeti from Norton Rose discuss whether Italy's new prime minister can bring the market back to life.
28 October 2008 - BACK TO LIFE
Chris Whitehouse, chair of LIFT LOBI, explains why LIFT has been such a success and how, following a recent government announcement, it is set for a new lease of life.
28 October 2008 - CRUNCH TIME
Jonathan Manley from Standard & Poor's discusses how the recent developments for monoline insurers has hit infrastructure where it hurts.
8 October 2008 - BLOW TO PPP INVESTMENT IN INDIA
A recent high court ruling could have widespread implications for India’s PPP industry. Kumar Amitav Chaliha reports.
8 October 2008 - RECORD ATTENDANCE
Can the government's BSF programme survive the credit squeeze? Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi squeezed into Partnership's for Schools's packed annual conference to find out.
7 October 2008 - BLUE PRINTS
Building Schools for the Future is transforming the UK's secondary schools estate. But there are concerns we will be left with a legacy of badly designed buildings. Amanda Nicholls looks at whether the worries are justified.
7 October 2008 - GOVERNMENT DRIVES 'WORLD LEADING' PUBLIC SERVICES
Companies involved in PPPs could be set for more ministerial support following John Hutton’s
recent report. Don Smith looks at what this could mean on the ground.
7 October 2008 - A BRIGHT FUTURE
Dr Sue O'Connell, chief executive of Community Health Partnerships, describes how NHS LIFT is willing and able to deliver Darzi's vision.
29 September 2008 - MURKY DEALINGS
Office of Fair Trading, bid rigging and the law of unintended consequences by Ed Johnson, projects partner at Hammonds.
26 September 2008 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Risk management and PPPs go hand in hand, but some areas are throwing executives into a spin. ACE's Tom Hillier looks at PFI environmental risks with a bite.
15 September 2008 - CALIFORNIA BLUES
Infrastructure across the US is crumbling and investment is badly needed. California is no different, says Bill Green, president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of California. ACECC
15 September 2008 - PLANNING BILL WELCOMED BY PPP INDUSTRY
Obtaining planning for large-scale PPPs has been a sticking point for many projects.
Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi looks at whether the new planning bill will help ease the flow.
15 September 2008 - TURNING TIDE
All eyes are on Pennsylvania's Turnpike P3 to see whether this sizeable project can successfully close. K&L Gates partners Chris Causer, Carleton Strouss and Tim weston assess its chances.
28 August 2008 - STATES OF EMERGENCY
With bridges collapsing and roads crumbling, investment in US infrastructure is desperately needed. The path is becoming clearer for PPPs but now America just needs to learn to trust the private sector. Amanda Nicholls reports.
