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Interview

Jean-Paul de Meillac, CEO, Terra Caribbean: Interview
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Interview:Jean-Paul de Meillac How has the nature of property sales evolved as Trinidad and Tobago returns to growth? JEAN-PAUL DE MEILLAC: Trinbagonians have done exceptionally well over the years thanks to the strong oil and gas sector, which has injected a vast amount of liquidity into the financial system. As a result, stakeholders have been able to keep properties in their investment portfolios.…

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The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2020: Construction & Real Estate
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Following a period of subdued activity, a steady flow of projects in 2019 has seen Trinidad and Tobago’s construction industry return to healthier growth. Construction activity still remains confined to a small number of projects, which are largely driven by public sector spending. Nevertheless, major developments such as the TAB airport extension, road network upgrades and housing construction…

Overview

China's Belt and Road Initiative energises construction activity globally
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From 206 BCE to 220 CE, China’s Han dynasty fostered a booming trade industry in silk, a precious commodity in high demand among the elites of the Mediterranean. The Silk Road was the name given to the network of trade routes connecting the East and West at the time. Later, spices and other precious cargo would be traded using the system, fostering not only economic, but also cultural links…

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China's Belt and Road Initiative energises construction activity globally
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From 206 BCE to 220 CE, China’s Han dynasty fostered a booming trade industry for silk, a precious commodity in high demand among the elites of the Mediterranean. The Silk Road was the name given to the network of trade routes connecting the East and West at the time. Later, spices and other precious cargo would be traded using the system, fostering not only economic, but also cultural links…

Country Report

The Report: Mexico 2019
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Following the economic crises of the 1980s and 1990s, Mexico implemented a series of liberalising structural reforms, enabling it to become one of the world’s most open, trade-orientated emerging economies. However, the slowdown of the US economy, to which Mexico’s fortunes are closely tied, and the rising uncertainty generated by global trade tensions has affected development. Analysts expect

Overview

Growing pressure on emerging markets to solve housing deficits
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Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world. According to the UN, in 1950, 751m people lived in urban areas; however, by 2018 this number had risen to…

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The Report: Mexico 2019: Construction & Real Estate
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The country’s potential in this area is highlighted by its rank of 49 out of 140 countries in terms of infrastructure in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2018” published by the World Economic Forum. Despite this, between 2017 and early 2019 the sector faltered due to a slowdown in civil engineering projects and uncertainty about Mexico’s trade relationship with the US. Although uncertainty…

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The Report: Colombia 2019
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Colombia is home to a distinctive blend of ethnicities, cultures and geography, has the second-largest population in South America and is the continent’s fourth-largest country. After spending much of the second half of the 20th century embroiled in the world’s second-longest modern civil war, the 2016 peace accord brought a formal end to the conflict between FARC and the government. The end o

Analysis

Private equity spending drives changes in Colombia's retail ownership
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The real estate industry in Colombia and wider South America has undergone substantial change in recent years, driven by an influx of private capital investments from local and international fund managers, sovereign wealth funds and Canadian pension funds. In light of the challenges of navigating Colombia’s property market, most of these investors have taken to partnering with local developers…

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Colombian real estate market shows beginning of a revival of sustainable growth
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Following a challenging three-year period characterised by an oversupply of new homes and a growing housing deficit, data from late 2018 and early 2019 indicate the beginning of a revival in the Colombian real estate market. While inventories from the pre-2016 construction boom underscore the old mismatch between developer interests and the needs of businesses and households, suppliers have…

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