Here is a simple python script that can be built further for algorithmic trading. You will need to get an API key from Alpha Advantage or similar service to get the quotes.
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Contingent Liability in PPP Projects
This article provides an overview of contingent liability in the context of Public Private Partnership projects. It is important for the government agencies to engage in a meaningful discussion with their private sector counterparts to recognize the guarantees provided in the PPP contract and the appropriate price for such guarantees. This should lead to a more transparent procurement process where the public is well aware of the guarantees made by government agencies, the level of exposure and any compensation for the liability protection that the government is providing the private sector.
Driverless Cars: Revolution in the automobile industry and its implications
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the automobile industry and it has the potential of disrupting several sectors of the economy. The driver-less vehicles and the technologies that are needed to make such vehicles work will change not only the automobile industry but several other related activities. In this note, we delve into some of the long term implications of these changes.
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Shifting Sands: Impacts of ongoing conflicts in the Middle East
The ongoing political and military situation in the Middle East has the potential to alter the map of the region and cause widespread changes in the fortunes of the ruling elite and their backers. In this article, I lay out a scenario of how things could play out in the next few years and how it will impact the investment risks for the region.
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Marketing Strategies for Toll Facilities
So your consortium has won the concession of the toll facility – now it’s time to figure out how to increase the traffic levels on the facility so that you can pay off the interest payments that are coming up. This paper discusses marketing strategies and techniques can improve the top line for the toll facilities. The paper focuses on toll facilities such as toll roads or toll bridges; however, the ideas presented herein are general enough to be applied to other toll facilities such as rail transit systems, rail roads or airports.
Travel Demand Modeling
This note provides an overview of travel demand modeling.
Concession Process for Infrastructure Assets
This note provides an overview of the concession process for infrastructure assets. The concession process is an integral part of the public procurement process for the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects . The use of PPPs as a delivery mechanism for large infrastructure projects is an increasingly popular trend observed in several countries. While there is always the desire to have the procurement completed as quickly as possible, we believe that Governments should not rush to concession the project and instead the necessary time to develop the details of the project that help make the financial case to the investment community. For this to happen, we suggest the following guidelines for the schedule, the process and the concession documents.
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Induced and Generated Traffic
In this note, we describe the methodology for determining the level of generated, induced and other special traffic.
WP Job Manager and BuddyPress Private Messages
This post describes how to configure WP Job Manager plugin to be able to send a job application as a BuddyPress private message rather than email or a web link.
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