Infrastructure (Public Works) – Page 19

California Forever’s Plan to Build a New City Confronts Hostility

At the first town hall meeting in support of the project, residents of Solano County, Calif., pelted one of its leaders with skepticism and questions.

By Conor Dougherty and Coral Murphy Marcos

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Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China

After a Times article about the cost and quality of Pokhara airport, which Chinese state-owned firms financed and built, Nepal’s anti-corruption agency said it was looking into the project.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi Bhadra Sharma and Claire Fu

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U.S. Finance Agency Lends to Sri Lankan Port to Counter Chinese Influence

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is joining forces with the Adani Group, strengthening ties to India and an embattled conglomerate.

By Skandha Gunasekara and Alex Travelli

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A Report Card for Bidenomics

Voters’ negative perceptions about the economy are weighing on President Biden’s poll numbers. Here’s what his economic policies have, and haven’t, accomplished.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler