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CHART OF THE MONTH - Where do Global Water Summit delegates think money should go in water? Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

This month’s chart comes from the final session of the Global Water Summit. Delegates were asked two questions.

Risks remain in Veolia UK water sale Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

The race to acquire Veolia Water’s regulated UK assets is likely to result in only a couple of serious bids. What is holding the market back?

Sweating the small stuff Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

Christopher Gasson sees a trend towards fragmentation in the water market.

Bluewater welcomes fresh capital injection Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

The company’s rapid growth has been bolstered by a new equity injection. It offers reassuring evidence that investors are willing to commit growth capital to the water sector.

David Lloyd Owen - Northern Ireland revisited: peace-meal progress in a political vacuum. Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

One hundred columns ago, back in January 2004, the future of Northern Ireland’s Water Service was considered.

EUROPE WATER IN BRIEF Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

Moody’s Investors Service has declared that the current drought in SE England – and the temporary restrictions placed on household consumers – is unlikely to affect the ratings of UK water companies.

Ombu branches out into water investment Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

The recent equity sponsorship of Bluewater Bio underscores the key investment thesis of UK-based Ombu Group. CEO Stephen Brooke spoke to GWI about his plans to help water tech firms boost their market penetration.

SCARCITY MATTERS Vol 13, Issue 4 (April 2012)

India’s Supreme Court waded into the country’s water resource debate on 27 March by issuing a directive to the central government to take forward the grand national river inter-linking project.

EUROPE WATER IN BRIEF Vol 13, Issue 3 (March 2012)

Dutch engineering consultants DHV and Royal Haskoning have announced their intention to merge, in order to create a €700 million-a-year powerhouse.

Quantifying the effects of UK water reform Vol 13, Issue 3 (March 2012)

Moody’s has evaluated the potential financial impact of the most sweeping set of reforms proposed in the UK water sector since privatisation. Who will come off worst?