Financial Sectors Risks in a low Interest Rate EnvironmentGuest Speaker: John FELL, Deputy Director General, European Central BankThree main arguments can be identifiedAccording to John Fell the constant low interest rate environment is not necessarily a consequence of the Central Bank’s politics but a consequence of market tendencies since mid-1980;Shift from funds with defined benefit pension fund ... Read More
Category: Events
28
Mar2019
08
Mar2019
The next CICA Spring Board-General Assembly meetings and side events will take place in Seoul, on May 19-22, 2019, at the kind invitation of Tae Won Park, Doosan Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Committee on Construction Development at the Construction Association of Korea (CAK).In the margins of the General Assembly, ... Read More
25
Feb2019
The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC) is an initiative launched at COP21, as part of the Lima Paris Action Agenda. It aims to mobilise all stakeholders, including member states and non-state actors from the Buildings and Construction sector to scale up climate actions in the sector.The GABC focuses on the achievement of the low-carbon ... Read More
22
Nov2018
The CICA General Assembly was held on Tuesday, 6th November 2018 in its headquarters in Paris. The CICA General Assembly is held twice a year. At this occasion all the members of CICA come together to discuss new challenges and solutions for the construction industry at an international level. This ... Read More
03
Oct2018
Digitalization is seen as the key enabler to transform the construction sector as a whole.According to McKinsey the productivity of the sector could rise by 50-60%.The contribution of the construction industry to the world’s gross domestic product is estimated at about 10%. But its impact on the world economy is ... Read More