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Sri Lanka's investment in disaster risk insurance gives fast payoff
2016-06-13 03:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: On April 1, the Sri Lankan government paid 300 million rupees ($2 million) as a premium to buy its first national natural disaster cover from the country's National Insurance Trust Fund. Just six weeks later, as drenching rains swamped the country and a major landslide ripped through Aranayake region, in Kegalle District, the government made its first insurance claim, for nearly a million dollars, to provide meals and other immediate assistance to over 300,000 people hit by the disaster. Soon...
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EU Clothing Import Price Comparison in 1st Quarter 2016: China vs. Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam (Statistical Report)
2016-06-07 16:11:01| EmergingTextiles.com
European buyers are increasingly shifting to cheapest origins, with the fall of China's on the EU clothing market now benefiting various origins. Large differences can be observed depending on product categories and countries. Our series of comparison tables offer a comprehensive view of EU clothing imports per HS 4-digit category with volume, value and unit price changes, while market shares are also calculated for each major supplying country. Full data are available for download.
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Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia
2016-06-03 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Refugee activists have called on the state of Tamil Nadu to ease restrictions on Sri Lankan refugees living in guarded camps after police intercepted a group who had escaped and were attempting to migrate to Australia. Campaigners said the case showed how desperate Sri Lankan refugees were to flee India where they have been confined to closed camps for years and have no right to work. "They are desperate people looking for a dignified life," said P Pugalenthi, a lawyer who represents refugees...
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U.S. Apparel Import Prices in 1st Quarter 2016: China vs. India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mexico and Honduras
2016-05-31 15:07:06| EmergingTextiles.com
Unit prices have declined in the first quarter this year on the US apparel import market. The drop in export prices has however been different depending on product categories and origins, as reflected by our below data. Our series of statistical tables offer a comprehensive comparison of unit values per origin and product category. The report also includes a detailed comparison of Chinese price trends vs other origins, through a series of indexes. Our full table is available for download.
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Sri Lanka floods expected to cost at least $1.5 billion
2016-05-23 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The cost of Sri Lanka's landslides and floods will be between $1.5 billion and $2 billion at the minimum, the government said on Monday, as the Indian Ocean island struggles to recover from its worst natural disaster since the 2004 Asia tsunami. The official death toll has risen to 92 but 109 people are feared to have been buried in landslides. Days of torrential rain forced more than 350,000 people from their homes, though many were returning on Monday. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake...
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