Amidst all the blood being curdled in the US Presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s pledge to double Hillary Clinton’s $275 billion commitment to domestic infrastructure was a welcome respite. (Energy is a separate topic which I will consider later). US infrastructure has been much neglected since it was built, largely in the 1950s – think of […]

Andrew told an audience of LPs that it was one thing to allocate funds to infrastructure in Asia Pacific but quite another to find projects ready to be invested in.

Interviewed for Cathay Pacific’s Discovery magazine, Andrew opined that the PRD made huge political and economic sense but greater coordination of infrastructure plans across the region was required.

Andrew chaired a panel at the second Financial Reform for Economic Development conference for regional government personnel which recommended how Accountants in public practice should contribute to the difficult decisions which governments needed to make in order to finance infrastructure.

Whilst relentless development is the norm in Hong Kong, with the low birth rate here, this development depends on immigration policy – about which there is no discussion.  

ERP needs to be complemented by other measures

Interviewed by Mike Rowse and Hugh Chiverton on RTHK Radio 3’s Backchat radio programme, Andrew opined that delays and cost overruns on the HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge were not unusual for projects of this size; the greater issue was should it have been built at all? You can listen to the podcast or, for more information, visit […]

Andrew explained to a wide range of government personnel from across the region what commercial banks need when looking to finance Public Private Partnerships in the transport sector.