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This research service tracks infrastructure development in Angola. The research service forms part of the infrastructure tracker studies across the African continent. Angola's infrastructure has endured years of neglect and destruction and is in urgent need of refurbishment. The civil war between 1975 and 2002 had a severe impact on the overall qua...

The research service tracks infrastructure development in Zimbabwe. The research service forms part of the infrastructure tracker studies across the African continent. Zimbabwe's infrastructure has endured years of neglect and is in urgent need of refurbishment. The economic recession between 1999 and 2009 has had a severe impact on the overall qua...

The Egyptian economy has witnessed a significant GDP growth increasing from 2.1% in 2012/13 to 4.2% in 2014/15 due to improving political conditions and introduction of heavy energy subsidies for the development of energy intensive industries. According to the Ministry of Finance, the 2016-2017 budget estimates a total expenditure of $98.4 billion ...

Energy and cost savings are still perceived as one of the top benefits of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, and they will continue to influence decision-making in lighting procurement. In major countries, households' rising disposable income will result in the renovation and modification of lighting systems to keep up with LED lighting innovatio...

This study provides an update about the facility management (FM) market in Singapore. The cost of FM services in Singapore has increased from 2017 to 2019. Although this increase has been minimal without much impact, it has driven innovation and strategy planning to improve cost efficiency, service delivery, and quality of services. Cost is one of...

This study provides an update to a similar study published in 2020. Since 2019, the cost of FM services in Singapore has increased. In 2021, FM vendors anticipate higher inflation rates for all services. Manpower cost is the main reason for price increase in FM services in 2020. For cleaning and security services, the increase in manpower costs is...

Driven by the rapid FM development in developing markets and offset by low growth in mature markets, growth in the Asia-Pacific facility management (FM) market is stable. The growing outsourcing culture, supported by the continuous expansion of asset base and new construction, contributes to a higher penetrable FM market base. Constantly evolving c...

Water utilities across the globe are in various stages of implementing polices and regulations that will enable water conservation and reduce non-revenue water (NRW), with advanced smart water meters being the focal point of investment. For over a decade automated-meter-reading-based (AMR based) smart water meters were the most adopted. However, th...

As a part of the African Infrastructure Tracker research service, South Africa's Water Infrastructure provides an analysis of current and future water infrastructure developments in the country. It covers demand trends, funding challenges, and investment opportunities. Further, the analysis highlights key participants in the sector and provides an ...