All news on the topic: Construction

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Ivoninskys built a vast business empire around Mirage cinemas and proxy companies
As investigative journalists have found out, the St. Petersburg cinema magnates and film pirates the Ivoninskys (who own the Mirage cinema chain) have built a true empire of companies registered to proxy figures.
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Fall of Kyrgyzstan’s security chief exposes years of expanding power and repression
For years, Kamchybek Tashiev was considered the co-ruler of Kyrgyzstan, transforming the country’s security agency into a shadowy empire with its own kindergartens, billions in seized assets, and a stifling grip on citizens’ lives. Now he’s been convicted of plotting a violent power grab. What happened? And what’s next?
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Britain’s broken planning system is driving infrastructure costs through the roof
Why is it so expensive to build infrastructure in Britain? One common explanation is that essentially we lack practice. For example, Britain has electrified its railways in fits-and-bursts. In the late 80s, Britain electrified over 400 kilometres of track each year.
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UK construction firm faces liquidation with £2m in debts
A UK construction company are in liquidation talks as their accounts show a huge £2 million in debts.
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Venezuelan housing program scrutinized after earthquakes brought down residential buildings
As Venezuela faces the aftermath of a pair of earthquakes that killed thousands of people, questions are raised about construction standards of homes built as part of a national program.
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Brand-new £31m academy condemned before first pupil enters amid structural defects
A brand new school that cost £31million to build is set to be demolished in a shocking “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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Albania seizes €150m in assets tied to alleged cocaine kingpin Dritan Gjika
Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network.
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Investigation links 55% of Reform UK corporate donors to property and construction
More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are connected to the construction, property and development industries, which would be set benefit from his party’s new housing policies, analysis by Byline Times can reveal.
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Cashing "in on veterans": how Yurii Holyk, Valentyn Reznichenko, and Viktor Baidachnyi are dividing the Ukrainian budget under the guise of care
“Some people from the Ministry called and made an offer,” said the head of the charitable foundation “Songs Born in the ATO,” explaining how an organisation focused on festivals unexpectedly became involved in developing a standard design for veterans’ spaces.