Capital expenditure could have been funded without debt since privatisation, UK study finds

Gulf state to sell off strategic stakes in 5 transmission and distribution groups

Funds for infrastructure projects are welcome but many high-profile ventures have become headaches for Accra

Move by US's second-biggest public pension fund highlights appetite for alternative assets

Joanna Whittington’s departure comes less than two weeks after report into timetable chaos

President Xi’s words reflect an awareness in Beijing that its tactics are under scrutiny

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan give conflicting signals on China’s motives

Two new products are aiming to raise a combined $40bn from yield-hungry institutions

Local governments press banks into buying $200bn ‘special-purpose’ securities

Beijing can offer hope to the continent but debt is a cause for concern

Some investors in infrastructure fund see bid from consortium of asset managers as ‘opportunistic’

Brussels concerned that Beijing is dividing bloc with ‘16+1’ regional initiative

Pioneering deal comes as supranationals face pressure to expand lending capacity

Allocations to sector set to increase, with private equity expected to deliver the best performance

Range, cost and speed will determine the best tools for each job

New PM Mahathir pushes back against Beijing’s ‘unequal treaties’

Nationalisation is as unlikely as big investment, but there is appetite for reform

Edinburgh targets boost to annual capital spending of 1% of GDP by 2026

Utilities group vows to keep average bills flat, but rivals signal cuts