Sentence examples for infrastructure boom from inspiring English sources

Close ties with China have produced an infrastructure boom, fueled by cheap, oil-backed loans.

In the 1960s, environmental groups protested against the excesses of the infrastructure boom.

Mr Lo's flexibility and patience have allowed him to cash in on an infrastructure boom around Chongqing.

In turn, the financing needs of massive infrastructure investment could encourage the development of domestic bond markets, bringing additional long-term benefits.The infrastructure boom has global implications.

But decentralisation, deregulation and a huge infrastructure boom have boosted demand for power, and China's economy is now becoming more, not less, energy-intensive.

Even Russia's more rough-and-ready railway system works pretty well, despite punishing weather.BCG, a consultancy, argues that this infrastructure boom will continue for some time yet.

Infrastructure booms in China and eastern Europe have also helped to fatten up order books.There are some signs that this source of demand has cooled.

"We have seen infrastructure booms in the north-east before, and they have helped us to catch up," says Alexandre Rands of Datamétrica, a consultancy.

With several infrastructure booms coming to an end and rising cross-border competition, industrial companies are looking for new sources of growth.

And some parts of the world, including Africa and the Middle East, have been underserved by submarine cables, which are now being hooked up.The structure of the industry is also much saner than it was a few years ago, says Andrew Odlyzko, director of the Digital Technology Center at the University of Minnesota and an expert in infrastructure booms and busts.

Soaring demand for EM assets led to a bond bubble and ultra-low borrowing costs, which resulted in government-driven infrastructure booms, alarmingly fast credit growth, and property bubbles in numerous developing nations.