David Rogers

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Lawmakers decided to stop funding it at the end of the year’s legislative session on 2 June. The future of the project is now in the hands of the federal government, but it would require $20bn over 30 years, according to the Tribune. Legislators allocated $3.4bn for border security in the state budget, none of which will be for the wall. The money will primarily go to the Department of Public Safety and the National Guard, who are responsible for apprehending undocumented migrants.

1 week ago | globalconstructionreview.com | David Rogers

A 27ha site will be developed in the city for different departments of the Ministry of Defence. The project will involve building magazines for ammunition and hangers and workshops to store and maintain Leopard 2 tanks and F-35 fighters. Facilities will also include outdoor and indoor training areas, a “simulation complex”, and a shooting range. The government added that there would be a cyber warfare component, a primary care centre and a nursery.

1 week ago | globalconstructionreview.com | David Rogers

Leila Benali, Morocco’s minister for energy transition, said the project was “part of a dynamic that combines energy independence, industrial attractiveness and economic competitiveness”. The work will be supported by the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, a fund promoted by the Union for the Mediterranean, a forum for 43 countries in the region. Its aim is to progress the “blue economy” – the maritime equivalent of the green economy.

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The plant is being built in Senu, a town on the southern outskirts of the capital, Bamako. The work is being carried out by Yadran Group, a Russian industrial conglomerate and an unnamed Swiss investment company. When complete, the refinery will be able to produce 200 tonnes of gold a year – worth approximately $130bn. This is quadruple Mali’s present gold output. Mali is one of the largest gold producers in the world. However, this has not been reflected in the money flowing into state coffers.

1 week ago | globalconstructionreview.com | David Rogers

It makes drugs to treat diseases of the central nervous system. It hasn’t decided where to build the factory, saying it would look for somewhere with “a strong talent pipeline” to recruit around 300 staff. Jacques Marbehant, head of transformational programmes at UCB, said the factory would scale up UCB’s contract-manufacturing network in the US and that it reflected its “deep commitment to the US”.