Sadek Wahba in the News
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Articles by Sadek Wahba
America needs an infrastructure revolution, Financial Times, December 19, 2024
Taxes will go up no matter who becomes president. The question is, how much? The Hill, October 29, 2024
The UK should resist calls for infrastructure public ownership, Financial Times, October 15, 2024
South Florida benefited from Biden’s rich infrastructure legacy, Miami Herald, July 26, 2024
The right US-China policy prioritizes collaboration despite competition, The Hill, May 16, 2024
Biden’s infrastructure bill has been a triumph. Infrastructure 2.0 has to be different, Miami Herald, November 14, 2023
How the global water crisis can help the US-China détente, The Hill, November 9, 2023
The summer of US-China reengagement can be a win for the entire world, The Hill, August 1, 2023
Onshoring, friendshoring, and the balancing act of “Made in America,” The Business Times (Singapore), April 10, 2023
Succeeding in strategic competition is today’s imperative, with Mark Kennedy, The Hill, February 6, 2023
An infrastructure bank could be the issue that unites a divided Congress, The Hill, January 18, 2023
Hurricane Ian was wake-up call to improve Florida’s infrastructure resiliency, Miami Herald, October 7, 2022
No matter the election results, Texas infrastructure must win, Austin American-Statesman, August 19, 2022
To constructively engage China, start with infrastructure, Nikkei Asia, June 10, 2022
Pittsburgh infrastructure needs tolls, public-private partnerships, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6, 2022
Everglades must be an example of bipartisan infrastructure, Orlando Sentinel, March 14, 2022
We cannot let GOP partisanship derail infrastructure investments, The Hill, February 2, 2022
The US should seek common ground with China before it's too late, The Business Times (Singapore), January 29, 2022
There's a long road ahead for the infrastructure bill to reach success, The Hill, January 7, 2022
Private-sector funding can provide the infrastructure improvements Florida needs, Miami Herald, November 18, 2021
Now that the infrastructure bill has passed, here comes the hard part, The Hill, November 9, 2021
Americans want new infrastructure — and they're willing to pay for it, The Hill, October 22, 2021
The people have spoken: Infrastructure means roads and bridges, The Hill, September 20, 2021
The US needs an infrastructure bank that models the World Bank, The Hill, August 4, 2021
America Needs an Infrastructure Bank, Barron’s, June 24, 2021
Pension funds can launch a new infrastructure era, Pensions & Investments, June 2, 2021
Biden’s billion-dollar infrastructure plan needs a dedicated IRA to pay for it, Miami Herald, May 24, 2021
US infra funding needs more than just a tax hike, Infrastructure Investor, March 15, 2021
Interviews with Sadek Wahba
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Future of Infrastructure – Planning, Funding, and Actionable Proposals and Policy, December 16, 2024
Infrastructure Investor, Will the US ever truly embrace private infra financing?, by Bruno Alves, October 14, 2024
CNBC Squawk Box, Investing in infrastructure: Economic impact of hurricanes, October 11, 2024
Schwab Network, Cementing the Foundation to A.I. Infrastructure, October 10, 2024
BNN Bloomberg, North America's infrastructure in focus, September 12, 2024
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Replacing old pipes is expensive. Waiting until they break costs a lot more., by Michael E. Kanell, June 5, 2024
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Impact of Infrastructure on the Economy, April 12, 2024
Schwab Network, How A.I. Plays Into Infrastructure Investments, March 7, 2024
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Future of Infrastructure, January 25, 2025
Nasdaq Trade Talks, How Trade Relations and National Security Between the U.S. And China Could Evolve, December 8, 2023
The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Executives Get No Reassurance From Xi on Tougher China Business Environment, by Lingling Wei & Charles Hutzler, November 16, 2023
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Importance of Investing in Infrastructure, September 13, 2023
Nasdaq Trade Talks, Climate-Resistant and Sustainable Infrastructure, July 28, 2023
CNBC.com, How to invest in the massive and urgent demand for infrastructure, according to the manager of a $40 billion firm that does just that, by Cat Clifford, July 20, 2023
Bloomberg The Tape, The Credit Crunch and Infrastructure, May 16, 2023
CNBC.com, Massive city growth and climate change are twin opportunities, says manager of $40 billion fund, May 11, 2023
CNBC Sustainable Returns, Sadek Wahba talks investment ideas to help the earth in crisis, April 2023
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Economic and Political Impact of SVB, March 17, 2023
MoneyFM Singapore, China Perspective: Will there be any change in China-US relationship after G20 summit? November 14, 2022
Bloomberg The Tape, Equities, COP27, and Big Tech Turmoil, November 7, 2022
Nasdaq Trade Talks, The Potential Ripple Effect of the Schumer-Manchin Inflation Reduction Act, August 3, 2022
POLITICO, Biden’s trade team: RIP globalization, by Gavin Bade, May 8, 2022
CNBC International TV, Think tank says Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure program will 'revive' American productivity, June 29, 2022
Yahoo! Finance, 'Real tragedy' if bipartisan infrastructure bill doesn't pass: Strategist, June 25, 2021
Yahoo! Finance, Biden's infrastructure bill should be much more than $1.7 trillion: I Squared Capital Founder, June 9, 2021
Infrastructure Investor Podcast, Why the American Jobs Plans is an opportunity not to be missed, May 19, 2021
Associated Press, Analysis: Bumpy road ahead for Biden’s infrastructure plan, by Josh Boak, March 31, 2021