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China quake zone rebuilding to cost $147B

Rebuilding China's earthquake-devastated areas is expected to cost $147 billion, a government report released this week said. ...full story at CNN

from CNN on Thu, Aug 14 2008

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07 Jun 08 visit Democratic parties advise on rebuilding quake-hit areas  »  People's Daily Leading figures of China's democratic parties have advised the government on rebuilding areas hit by the massive earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province, including the resettlement of quake-affected people and the issue of bonds to rais ...
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23 May 08 visit Reconstruction fund mainly used to rebuild infrastructure  »  People's Daily The 70 billion yuan (10.14 billion U.S. dollars) quake reconstruction fund, allocated by Chinese central government this year, will be mainly spent on infrastructure rebuilding in the quake zone, experts analyzed. Premier Wen Jiabao ...
27 Oct 08 visit World Bank, France to lend $900 mln for China's quake rebuilding  »  People's Daily The World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) will loan China more than 900 million U.S. dollars for reconstruction of areas devastated by the May 12 earth. Officials from the two organizations made the announcement Sunday at the ongoing...

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