"China Infrastructure Report Q4 2010" is now available at Fast Market Research

Aug. 21, 2010 - PRLog -- In light of the still strong, albeit steadily declining, fixed asset investment growth we have revised upwards our forecasts for real infrastructure and construction industry value growth from 2010 onwards, but we maintain our core view that the infrastructure stimulus is now withering away and continue to anticipate a sharp slowdown in growth in 2011.

Major developments over the previous quarter included:

* The new GDP data for the second quarter of 2010 indicate a slowdown in headline GDP growth, which is in line with BMI's core view of a pending sharp slowdown in the second half of 2010 and into 2011. The data also showed that growth of investments in fixed assets continued to fall in May and June 2010, reinforcing our view that the effects of the stimulus, especially for infrastructure, are gradually fading.
* The Bank of China (BoC) pledged a total of almost CNY14bn (US$2bn) in railway special purpose vehicles (SPVs), as the bank unwinds its exposure to the real estate sector through position capital in safer, long-term assets that are still endorsed by the government as an investment destination for its banks.
* BMI's bearish outlook on China's property sector combined with our construction industry value forecasts, which indicate a moderation in growth in 2010 and especially in 2011 lend support to the view that demand-side fundamentals could be strong enough to put sustained downward pressure on building materials prices.

China offers scale, measured in terms of total construction industry value, and high levels of growth, combined with high levels of capital investment as a percentage of GDP. The combination of these three factors plays strongly in China's favour on the Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings. However, the strength of its infrastructure market often masks the high barriers to entry in the market, the opaque regulatory and legal framework and the uncompetitive environment, which this quarter have shaved off points from the country's overall ratings. In BMI's Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings China receives a score of 68 out of 100, its strong infrastructure market propelling it near the top of the regional table.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
- China Infrastructure SWOT
- China Infrastructure Project Finance SWOT
- China Economic SWOT
- China Political SWOT
Market Overview
- China
- Table: Investments In Fixed Assets By Industry, June 2008
- China's Stimulus Plan
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Table: Infrastructure And Construction Data
- Construction And Infrastructure Forecast Scenario
Transport Infrastructure
- Table: Transport Infrastructure Value Data
- Transport Infrastructure Forecast Scenario
- Transport Infrastructure Overview
- Major Projects - New And Ongoing Projects
- Airports
- Ports
- Roads
- Bridges
- Railways
- Major Projects Table - Transport
- Table: Major Transport Infrastructure Projects
Energy And Utilities Infrastructure
- Table: Energy & Utilities Infrastructure Value Data
- Energy And Utilities Infrastructure Forecast Scenario
- Energy And Utilities Infrastructure Overview
- Major Projects - New And Ongoing Projects
- Nuclear
- Wind, Solar And Biomass
- Transmission And Distribution Grids
- Oil And Gas Pipelines And Refineries
- Water
- Major Projects Table - Energy And Utilities
- Table: China - Major Infrastructure Projects
Business Environment
- China Business Environment
- Rewards
- Risks
- Regional Overview
- Asia Pacific Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Asia Pacific Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings
Project Finance Ratings
- China Project Finance Ratings
- Design And Construction
- Commissioning And Operating
- Overall Project Finance Rating
- Regional Overview
- Project Finance Ratings: Outlook For Asia Pacific
- Table: Design And Construction Rating
- Table: Commissioning And Operating Rating
- Table: Overall Project Finance Rating
Macroeconomic Outlook
Political Outlook
- Long-Term Political Outlook
Company Monitor
- China Communications Construction
- Shanghai Construction Group (SCG)
- China Railway Group
- China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC)
Global Overview
- Core Views
- BMI's Core Views For Infrastructure Sector
Methodology
- New Infrastructure Data Sub-sectors: Methodology
- Infrastructure Forecasts: Methodology
- Sources
- Industry Forecasts
- Construction Industry
- Data Methodology
- Construction
- Capital Investment
- Construction Sector Employment
- Infrastructure Business Environment Rating
- Table: Infrastructure Business Environment Indicators
- Project Finance Ratings
- Table: Design And Construction Phase
- Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Commercial Construction
- Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Energy And Utilities
- Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Transport
- Sources

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