IndexMundi Home

Nicaragua News Headlines

Research and Markets: Nicaragua Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nicaragua Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drive(6/19/2013 7:39:00 AM)
Nicaragua approves massive canal project
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists.(6/13/2013 7:46:15 PM)
Nicaragua rushes on for canal deal with Chinese
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua is plowing ahead with a plan to dig a Chinese-funded rival to the Panama Canal across the midriff of the country, fast-tracking a proposal through the ruling party-controlled congress despite a lack of details about the $40 billion project.(6/11/2013 5:12:41 PM)
Nicaragua approving massive canal project
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A multi-billion dollar Chinese plan to plow a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was headed for approval by the leftist-controlled National Assembly Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists.(6/13/2013 2:47:41 PM)
Nicaragua OKs rival to Panama Canal; study begins
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — In a matter of weeks, a little-known Chinese tycoon has hired some of the world's top experts in mammoth infrastructure projects and pushed through Nicaragua's congress a bill granting him the exclusive right to develop a multibillion-dollar rival to the Panama Canal.(6/14/2013 1:58:41 AM)
Correction: Nicaragua-Canal story
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — In a story June 8 about Nicaragua's plans to build a canal, The Associated Press misidentified the university where Jason Bittner is director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research. It is the University of South Florida, not the University of Southern Florida.(6/10/2013 5:08:52 PM)
Nicaragua still thinks it can build a better canal than Panama after 200 years of trying
Today, Nicaragua’s parliament is expected to approve proposals by a Chinese consortium to build a canal across the country to rival that of Panama. The $40 billion project could double Nicaragua’s GDP ...(6/13/2013 5:45:29 AM)
Nicaragua approves handing massive canal project to little-known Chinese company
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that ...(6/13/2013 7:44:30 PM)
Nicaragua panel OKs canal deal for Chinese group
A Nicaraguan congressional committee on Monday approved giving a China-based consortium the concession to build and operate a canal between the Pacific and Caribbean, fast-tracking the huge development ...(6/10/2013 10:13:08 PM)
Nicaragua fast-tracks huge project
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua is trying to revive a centuries-old dream of building an inter-ocean canal, a project experts say could take 11 years to build, cost $40 billion and require digging about 130 miles (200 kilometers) of waterway.(6/7/2013 8:49:19 PM)
Source: Yahoo