The developer of the unfinished $3.5 billion Baha Mar mega resort in the Bahamas has accused China Construction America of cutting power to the work site, inflating expenses and trying to steal documents stuffed in suitcases, U.S. court filings show. China Construction America, a unit of China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd, denied the allegations, saying in a statement on Friday the developer is trying to deflect attention from its own mismanagement of the troubled project.
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Mexican homebuilder Homex on Thursday said it had emerged from bankruptcy proceedings and looked forward to resuming business operations, Reuters reported. A court in Culiacan approved the company's bankruptcy plan, the company said in a statement. In May, Homex announced it had agreed a deal with creditors to restructure its debt. Homex, whose shares have not traded since February 2014, has struggled with a heavy debt load and slumping home sales.
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The Chinese construction company building the unfinished $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas on Tuesday accused the developer of mismanaging the project's design and not securing adequate financing, Reuters reported. China Construction America (CCA) has been blamed for the delays that caused the Baha Mar project to file for bankruptcy protection late last month in a Delaware court. But CCA said the developer of the project replaced the mega resort's principal architect after construction began and had more than 1,300 change orders for construction contractors.
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The bankrupt $3.5 billion Baha Mar mega resort in the Bahamas secured up to $30 billion in interim financing on Wednesday, but it was unclear when construction on the stalled project would resume, Reuters reported. The resort, bankrolled and built by the Chinese and described on its website as "the world's glamourous, new playground, is eight to 12 weeks from completion once construction resumes, a lawyer for the resort told a bankruptcy judge. U.S.
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Insolvent Laricina Energy Ltd. plans to close its Saleski pilot oilsands project by fall to save money, according to a report filed online by its court-appointed monitor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Calgary Herald reported. The report says Laricina has successfully shut down its 100-per-cent-owned Germain commercial demonstration project — as it announced it would in February — and is negotiating with 40 per cent partner Osum Oil Sands Corp. to close Saleski after the gathering of production data is complete in August or, at the latest, in September.
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China's push to extend its influence in the Western Hemisphere has hit an embarrassing setback at an unfinished, $3.5 billion resort and casino project in the Bahamas, Reuters reported. A series of construction delays, funding squabbles, lagging inspections and faulty work at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau have led to contention and finger-pointing in recent months among the local developer, a Chinese state-backed contractor and China's export finance bank.
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A judge has approved the distribution of funds in Mobilicity’s restructuring proceedings after the small wireless carrier struck a $465-million deal to sell itself to Rogers Communications Inc., The Globe and Mail reported. The court’s order Monday was necessary for the companies to proceed on closing the deal, which they announced last week and which already has approval from the federal government and faces no opposition from the Competition Bureau.
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Businesses avoid paying $200 billion annually in taxes by channeling their overseas’ investments through offshore financial hubs, a United Nations agency said Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The estimate by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is one of the first attempts by an international governmental organization to put a figure on tax avoidance by companies that record their profits in countries with low tax rates, regardless of where those profits are actually earned.
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A Mexican judge said on Monday he had approved the debt restructing plan for Mexican homebuilder Geo, which entered into bankruptcy protection in April 2014, Reuters reported. The judge said bankruptcy protection for Geo and four of its units was over, according to a court statement. A ruling has not yet been issued for Geo's 11 other subsidiaries. The company's shares have been suspended since 2013 because it was not reporting financial statements.
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Alberta's online university is facing a financial crisis, but the president is reassuring students that the institution will not be closing down, CBC News reported. According to an internal report, Athabasca University (AU) will be insolvent in two years. The report was prepared by a task force struck by Peter MacKinnon, the interim president of the university. Enrolment demographics are behind the university's troubles, MacKinnon said. Provincial funding has dropped from covering 80 per cent of operating expenses at Athabasca to closer to 30 per cent. The rest comes from student tuition.
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