Hey folks, as part of the work I do every week sending news to the Public Private Partnerships website I want to leave here all the links I have gathered during this last week.On the website the information may look disperse but if you see the news here you will realize that all this links contain pretty much all the information relating to concessions and public private partnerships around the globe. The news are divided by country/continent.AUSTRALIA, ASIA & AFRICAInvestec wins A$1 bln rail project advisory. Australia Hangzhou metro PPP agreed. China$1b tunnel-bridge plan 'needs work'. Australia Guideline for Public-Private Partnerships - South AfricaALB Guide to Infrastructure Law 2008. AustraliaEUROPEA15 Maasvlakte - Vaanplein PPP. Projects to be financed by the EIB. Netherlands Abertis set to sign for 540 mln euro loan -sources. Spain&ChileSpain's Cintra mulls Ferrovial merger. Spain Macquarie reports Paris-Rhin-Rhone Oct-Dec travel down 4.1%, revenue down 2%. France Govt. withdraws highway guarantee. SERBIA UKHochtief Said to Have Been Removed From Gatwick Bid Shortlist . UK M25 widening - £400m funding shortfall 'will come from government'. UKTrillium Withdraws from PFI Bidding. UKM25 PFI could be government funded, agency says. UK JV Appointed for Derbyshire Waste PPP.UK Financial Close at Newham BSF.UK RREEF-Babcock consortium confirms Gatwick bid. UKINDIANHAI fails to meet projects, expenditure targets-India PM panel for new agency to construct expressways- India Nagarjuna unfazed by Maytas plight. India More toll roads in Karnataka. India Govt clears infra projects worth Rs 34,000 crore.India Govt. must raise infra spending by 15%.IndiaHighway projects may run on longer toll period-India Mammoth road network project for 20 years -Bangalore.IndiaIndo-Oman joint investment fund to be launched by March. India&Oman USPrivately owned (Britton Hill Partners & Figg Bridge)Toll Bridge Approved in Virginia.US Public-private infrastructure fight ruinous -California. US Toll road concessions in Obama's infrastructure stimulus package.POWER POINT PRESENTATION.USToll Road operators express confidence. Indiana.US Asset privatization talk heats up.Ohio.US Cintra among group to build Tarrant toll road - Texas.USObama's DOT Pick Urges Role for PPPs in Rebuilding U.S. Infrastructure. US Cintra, Meridiam and Dallas Police & Fire Pension System consortium chosen for Texas concession. USJordan toll may drive traffic to tunnels.USCANADAPublic-private partnerships in B.C. more expensive, report finds. Canada B.C. to fund a third of Port Mann bridge twinning in deal with private partnership. Canada A bridge too many? Interesting article on PPP in Canada Babcock & Brown faces uncertain financial future - Canada Ontario province "to own" 407-East extension, but private proposals sought. Canada PORT MANN PPP FINANCING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.CANADAAre you stimulated? Budget 2009 spreads it around. Canada