Govt to roll out $18-20 bln public projects in 2009

Source : Business Times - 22 Jan 2009

The government is roling out public infrastructure contracts worth $18-20 billion for 2009.

Of this, some $1.3 billion of contracts are being brought forward to this year, which would otherwise been slated for later time.

This compares to some $15 billion worth of contracts dished out in 2008 and $6 billion in 2007.