Saugato Datta looks at the economic costs of the Japan tsunami disaster.
Although rebuilding homes and other infrastructure could cost some $200 billion, the country's economy could recover fast - in Kobe it was 98% of its pre-quake level in 15 months after the event (this is assuming the full-scale nuclear disaster can be avoided).
client: The Economist
London, UK
Link: www.economist.com...
Copyright © 2010 Jac Depczyk : All rights reserved
Although rebuilding homes and other infrastructure could cost some $200 billion, the country's economy could recover fast - in Kobe it was 98% of its pre-quake level in 15 months after the event (this is assuming the full-scale nuclear disaster can be avoided).
client: The Economist
London, UK
Link: www.economist.com...
Copyright © 2010 Jac Depczyk : All rights reserved

