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UK: green light for HS3 rail link
George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK, is to give green light to High Speed 3 (HS3), the railway […]
EUR 1 million to support the development of better transport connections near Bucharest
The EU will co-finance with almost EUR 1 million studies on the development of better freight and passenger transport connections […]
UK: EUR 8.3 million rail innovation competition open for bids
A government-sponsored competition to encourage innovation in the rail industry opened on 17 March 2015. Rail Minister Claire Perry launched […]
Kazakhstan Railways to join ‘People’s IPO’ in 2016
Kazakhstan-based company, Samruk-Energo, plans to join the People’s Initial Public Offerings (People’s IPO) program before late 2015, according to the […]
EIB provides funds for electrification of the Latvian railway and Riga’s tram infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Latvian Ministry of Finance have agreed to establish a new EUR 200m loan […]
Bulgaria: EUR 1.39 billion Innovation and Competiveness Programme
The European Commission has adopted the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for “Innovation and Competiveness” in Bulgaria, worth around EUR 1.39 billion […]
EUR 2.2 billion-benefits of rail freight to Great Britain economy
Rail freight now contributes an estimated £1.6 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) worth of benefits to Britain’s economy every year, a […]
China to reveal detailed “Belt and Road” roadmap
China will release the implementation plan for the Belt and Road initiatives when the 2015 Boao Forum for Asia opens […]