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4 July 2008 - Toronto health centre kick starts PPP

A Canadian mental health care centre has issued a request for qualifications for a DBFM contract to deliver part two of its major redevelopment scheme.

3 July 2008 - PFI key to housing rescue plan, says minister

Despite the growing uncertainty in the housing market the government has confirmed its commitment to delivering homes through PFI.

2 July 2008 - Poland's PPP law edges closer

Poland’s Ministry of Economy has just submitted a bill for a new PPP law to the country's parliament.

2 July 2008 - Infrastructure gap could cost lives

A recent white paper has warned that California’s huge infrastructure deficit could put the region’s inhabitants at risk.

1 July 2008 - 4ps digs deep for councils

Government delivery agency 4ps spent most of its income for 2007/08 on PFI/PPP advisory services for local authorities needing extra support for building long term infrastructure projects.

30 June 2008 - India ups PPP quality control

The Indian government has set up a body to monitor PPP in a bid to combat severe delays and cost overruns.

27 June 2008 - California's P3 turmoil

California must learn lessons from countries with well developed PPP markets like Canada and the UK or face losing its battle to meet its infrastructure deficit according to a white paper out next week.

26 June 2008 - Alberta plans mega PPP

A Canadian province looks set to embark on its largest P3 yet in a bid to house its rapidly growing population.

26 June 2008 - US governors call for deficit solution

The US has seen yet another push from governors to encourage more innovative ways to meet its growing infrastructure deficit.

24 June 2008 - Thumbs up for PFI up north

The government has just approved two major PFI projects for housing and fire services in the north of England.

23 June 2008 - Councils' speedy BSF start

The government has fast-tracked eight local authorities to join the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme this summer.

20 June 2008 - Canadian motorway PPP awarded

Canada’s PPP programme is going from strength to strength with the government announcing preferred bidder on a major highway PPP.

20 June 2008 - Mexico shows off its PPPs

Mexico has developed a huge pipeline of infrastructure projects in a bid to woo foreign investors.

19 June 2008 - Russian ring road project awarded

The €5bn Western High-Speed Diameter motorways project in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has been awarded.

16 June 2008 - Carillion trades on PPP success

Carillion has been a given £36m cash boost after selling equity in four of its operational PPP projects.

12 June 2008 - Infrastructure funds still safe bet

Governments must do more to create attractive infrastructure markets or risk losing out on a growing number of investment funds with cash to spend.

11 June 2008 - Multimillion Dutch PPP closes financing

One of the Netherlands’s largest PPP projects has just successfully completed its financing despite economic challenges from the global credit squeeze.