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India is taxing cryptocurrencies to finance its push for new infrastructure

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has included hefty spending on infrastructure projects in its annual budget, looking to spur growth and improve its popularity just ahead of key state elections. The country’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the package includes $2.68

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White House announces new guidebook to funding office conversions nationwide

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The Biden Administration has announced a new initiative aimed at financing office conversions in an effort to combat the growing problem of high vacancy rates and housing affordability in markets large and small across the country. The announcement comes as vacancy rates have skyrocketed to 30-year highs, according to the White House.

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Longhu International Center by Shanghai HuaDu Architecture & Urban Design Co., Ltd. (HDD)

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As a pivotal project of the Sino-European "Silk Road in the Air", the center is designed as a large-scale foreign service complex to accommodate various functions, including international commerce, foreign affairs services, business finance, and cultural tourism.

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BC Builds Will Deliver Thousands More Homes With Federal Contribution

Westeck News

Content courtesy of BC Gov News Government of Canada adds $2 billion in additional financing. All levels of government need to work together to solve the housing crisis,” said Premier David Eby. With the federal government’s contribution and partnership toward BC Builds, we can help build more homes people can actually afford.

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Chicago’s Mayor Pitches Borrowing More Than $1B to Fund "Social Housing" and Other Projects

Dwell

If approved by the city council, the local government will loan hundreds of millions to developers to build affordable housing. There is no simple way to argue for new housing development without also asking how we will pay for it. This week, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a new $1.25

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“A different way of developing cities” — SERA Architects' Tim Smith discusses the OMSI District and civic ecology

Portland Architecture

The district is projected to include 1,200 housing units, forming with the Burnside Bridgehead development to the north a residential bookend to the otherwise non-residential Central Eastside. In the 1960s, that community was really suffering from the failure to compete with suburban development. So what can we do?

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A Vertical Gallery?Ersha Island MAN LAP FONG / FEI Architects by FEI Architects

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Featuring a huge expanse of greenery surrounded by high-end residential developments, museums and concert halls, the Ersha Island is actually the central park of Guangzhou. Now the Island has become synonym of "high-brow" in the eyes of Guangzhou people.

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