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Construction work
Nigeria: Preference to local companies in new oil industry law
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The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Bill (2010) has been signed into law by the acting president Goodluck Jonathan.Egypt: Relaxation of bond issue regulations
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The Ministry of Investment has announced the relaxation of regulations regarding bonds issues.Uzbekistan: Creation of a Bank to support construction in rural areas
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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution on 30 March 2009 on creation of the Qishloq Qurilish Bank (Rural Construction Bank) on the basis of one of the country’s largest banks Galla-bank.Indonesia: Government to ease restrictions for foreign property ownership
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In January, Indonesian Housing Minister, Suharso Manoarfa, was cited in several press articles to have announced that foreigners may be given the right to stay and own property in Indonesia.China: Expansion of the government procurement catalogue
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With the goals of having all government projects covered by the rules in the Procurement law and stricter supervision of procurement of projects financed under the stimulus package, the Chinese government has expanded the goods listed in the goverSyria: Likely to amend the 2007 Investment Law in order to attract foreign business
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According to a press article of IHS Global Insight Daily Analysis on 21 October 2009, the Syrian Investment Agency (SIA) is currently working on an amendment of Syria's existing 2007 Investment Law.Iraq: Amendment to Investment Law allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects
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According to a Reuters article on 23 November 2009, Iraq’s parliament passed the first amendment to Investment Law No 13 of the year 2006 allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects.Germany: KfW-run Special Programme 2009
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On 19 December 2008, Germany notified the KfW-run Special Programme 2009 ("KfW-Sonderprogramm 2009").Finland: Temporary Accelerated Depreciation for productive investments
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On 17 March 2009 the Finnish authorities notified the 'Act on the temporarily accelerated depreciation for productive investments' for reasons of legal certainty.UK: Further interest rate subsidies for the construction sector
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On 29 July 2009, the UK authorities notified an amendment to the existing scheme "Temporary aid in the form of subsidized interest rate" (N 257/2009). The proposed amendment provides selective assistance to firms operating in the ho
