New market study, "Argentina Infrastructure Report Q2 2011", has been published

March 22, 2011 - PRLog -- BMI View: The construction and infrastructure markets in Argentina have significantly under-performed the wider economy over the last couple of years, due to the government prioritising investment in areas other than infrastructure and the private sector being driven largely by consumer demand, rather than investment in office, retail and residential building activity. However, we anticipate the recession in the construction sector will comprehensively end in 2011, with moderate positive sector growth likely to be recorded through our core forecast period to 2015.

Our largely sanguine outlook is driven by several factors, notably:

* The Eastern Connection: On July 13 2010, China pledged US$10bn for Argentina's railway infrastructure projects, and expressed a willingness to build new nuclear power generation facilities in the country. Details on the precise timeline of investments are scarce, but working from what little has been announced we estimate that the first funds could be allocated into projects as soon as 2011. This is the single most important factor driving our forecasts from this year onwards.
 * Multilateral support: Argentina is to receive US$600mn from the World Bank for road and water projects as part of a US$1.06bn financing agreement, reported Business News Americas in January 2011. US$400mn has been allocated for the Great North road project, which will pave many of the routes in the country's northern provinces and reduce transportation costs. US$200mn will be used for a water and sanitation project to improve water access and potable water coverage for 1mn people living in poverty in the northern provinces.
 * Inflation hedging: Investment in real estate as a hedge against rising inflation - property holds better value than bonds or cash during times of high inflation so this could buoy buying activity and hence underlying construction activity over the next year or two.
 * Base effects: The low base of construction activity provided by both 2009 and 2010 - this should buoy construction and infrastructure sector growth, in percentage terms, filling an emerging gap between the supply of (and demand for) infrastructure and premises.


In 2011, we forecast that the sector will expand by 4.7% in real terms, before a further acceleration to just over 5.5% in real terms during 2012. Annual real construction sector growth should remain close to this level throughout the remainder of our core forecast period, in 2015.

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Report Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- Argentina Infrastructure SWOT
- Argentina Infrastructure Project Finance SWOT
- Argentina Economic SWOT
- Argentina Political SWOT
Market Overview
- Argentina
Building Materials
- Global Overview
- Building Materials Outlook Clouds Following Strong Early 2010 Rebound
- Global Rebound In Demand For Building Materials
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Table: Argentina Construction And Infrastructure Industry Data
- Table: Argentina Construction And Infrastructure Industry Data
- Construction And Infrastructure Forecast Scenario
Transport Infrastructure
- Transport Infrastructure Overview
- Major Projects Table - Transport
- Table: Argentina - Major Infrastructure Projects - Transport
Energy And Utilities Infrastructure
- Energy And Utilities Infrastructure Overview
- Major Projects Table - Energy And Utilities
- Table: Argentina -- Major Infrastructure Projects - Utilities
Residential/Non- Residential Construction and Social Infrastructure
- Residential/Non-Residential Construction Forecast Scenario
- Residential/Non-Residential Construction And Social Infrastructure Overview
Business Environment
- Argentina Business Environment
- Rewards
- Risks
- Regional Overview
- Americas Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings
- Americas Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings
Project Finance Ratings
- Design And Construction
- Commissioning And Operating
- Overall Project Finance Rating
- Regional Overview
- Project Finance Ratings: Outlook for Americas
- Table: Design And Construction Rating
- Table: Commissioning And Operating Rating
- Table: Overall Project Finance Rating
Macroeconomic Outlook
- Table: Argentina - Economic Activity, 2008-2015
Political Outlook
- Domestic Politics
- Long-Term Politics
Company Monitor
- Skanska Latin America
- Roggio
- Techint
Global Overview
- Table: Key Themes For 2011
- Still In Place - Short-Term And Long-Term Infrastructure Core Views
- Table: BMI's Core Views For Global Infrastructure
Methodology
- Industry Forecasts
- Construction Industry
- Data Methodology
- New Infrastructure Data Sub-sectors
- 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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