Investigations by Country
Every published investigation, grouped by the country where the project was delivered.
All countries
United States
Investigations into major US projects — from the Boeing 737 MAX and Denver's automated baggage system to Theranos, JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office loss, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter, California's high-speed rail programme, the Foxconn Wisconsin deal and Apple Park.
8 investigations →United Kingdom
Investigations into UK programmes — the NHS National Programme for IT, the Crossrail delay, the successful delivery of Heathrow Terminal 5, and the HS2 high-speed rail failure.
4 investigations →Germany
Investigations into German projects — the Berlin Brandenburg Airport, opened nine years late after repeated failed opening dates.
1 investigation →Australia
Investigations into Australian projects — the Sydney Opera House's fourteenfold cost overrun and the Queensland Health payroll failure.
2 investigations →India
Investigations into Indian projects — the Delhi Metro Phase I delivery, completed broadly on time and on budget.
1 investigation →Hong Kong SAR, China
Investigations into Hong Kong projects — the troubled 1998 opening of Hong Kong International Airport and its recovery.
1 investigation →China
Investigations into Chinese megaprogrammes — the debt-financed new towns behind the ghost city phenomenon, and the Three Gorges Dam's delivery with enduring resettlement caveats.
1 investigation →Japan
Investigations into Japanese projects — Kansai International Airport's three decades of settlement remediation and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2 investigations →Egypt
Investigations into Egyptian infrastructure — the Ever Given grounding that closed the Suez Canal for six days in March 2021.
1 investigation →United Arab Emirates
Investigations into UAE megaprojects — the Burj Khalifa's on-schedule supertall delivery and Palm Jumeirah's engineering triumph and financial near-miss.
2 investigations →Taiwan
Investigations into Taiwanese programmes — TSMC's repeatable GIGAFAB delivery model, including the Fab 18 5nm programme.
1 investigation →Singapore
Investigations into Singaporean programmes — Changi Airport Terminal 5, currently in delivery under tripartite MOT-CAAS-CAG governance.
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