Capital investment in key areas soars due to commodities price rises

The US engineering and construction sectors are being revitalised. Increased spending on infrastruct...

The US engineering and construction sectors are being revitalised. Increased spending on infrastructure and demand for the construction of power generation facilities - both domestically and externally - are responsible. Although global growth is slowing, the ongoing strength of fuel prices illustrates the possibility that the market has underestimated the level of demand for services such as engineering and construction. The spiralling price of commodities is giving many resource-rich emerging economies the means to ramp-up capital investment in key areas, such as power generation, road ...