They wanted billions, but were only promised a share of £360m worth of Caribbean-wide infrastructure projects.
One EU diplomat complained that Van Rompuy had adopted crude tactics in which he bought off individual member states with "gifts" while cutting EU-wide infrastructure projects such as the Connecting Europe initiative.
Either way, Brazil's economic policy seems set to continue on the same steady course, with both candidates committed to the successful Bolsa Familia welfare programme and wide-ranging infrastructure projects.
Pope said income from other sources could limit the hole in the Treasury's budget to £8bn, but it could nevertheless act as a brake on plans to support a wide range of infrastructure projects and provide incentives for businesses to invest.
I.B.M., with its large research labs and technology services business, has the most experience in the widest range of digital infrastructure projects.
ITW's improving performance is an encouraging sign for the U.S. economy since it manufactures a wide range of industrial equipment and products, including those used for infrastructure projects and by construction companies.
With Republican control of the House and Senate, Trump can hope to act quickly on legislation of wide appeal to conservatives, notably cutting taxes and pumping dollars into job-creating infrastructure projects.
Treasury sources added the appointment of Adonis was designed to take the politics out of infrastructure projects as the government seeks to create a permanent and wide-ranging body, in the mould of the Davies commission that examined airport expansion.
Like infrastructure projects in many parts of the world, this scheme is also likely to open a wider area to destruction.
Corruption is a blight on infrastructure projects.
Big infrastructure projects are under way.
