They will also switch spending from their day-to-day Budgets to rail, road, communications and other prestige projects.

Clearly seeing it as a prestige project, 11 of the 12 member nations have made bids to host the new agency.

Several prestige projects dear to Nigeria's middle class have fallen on hard times.

He was also criticized for excessive spending on what have been described as "prestige projects".

Revenue can then be switched to other items, such as military hardware, or so-called prestige projects.

But as copper prices sank, spending spun out of control on prestige projects like airports.

Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project.

Not only are prestige project fraught with difficulties they normally go to the best lobbyists.

Cardiff bay has a great deal to offer Wales in the way of prestige projects, for example.

This is not a prestige project or prestige fight.