On the ground, construction continues at government-funded projects, by private sector companies and at unauthorised outposts, the groups say.

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The proof is in the pudding on this point: every dollar of public-sector funds received by these projects was being matched by nearly four dollars in private-sector investment toward buying and installing the systems that generate on-site electricity and use waste-heat created during generation.

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If government can take an axe to bureaucracy and offer tax breaks for capital formation projects led by the private sector then slowly, we can can get past economic lags and see unemployment come down.

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Breaking down the investment by sector, spending on projects backed by the central government rose by 40.3% in the first two months, while investment in transport, including railways, rocketed by 210.1%.

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Every year, through an innovative public selection process, the Social and Human Sciences sector of UNESCO Brasilia Office selects projects submitted by NGOs.

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The government is taking measures to stabilize growth by pushing for more investment projects, reducing tax burdens and allowing private sector investment in strategic industries as China tries moving away from being a low-cost manufacturing hub dependent on the ever-declining growth of the developed world.

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"It is envisaged that projects will be promoted and delivered by local project partners from either the public or private sector, " said Mr Andrews.

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The budget cuts would force layoffs of scientists and engineers, shrink the capabilities of laboratories and universities to perform the most critical cutting-edge energy research projects, and, by cutting funds for highly leveraged loan guarantee programs, steer private sector funds away from American entrepreneurs and small businesses looking to demonstrate and deploy innovative energy technologies.

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