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Recent floods in Pakistan have caused an estimated Rs.5 billion damage to infrastructure. This figure was published after a high level meeting presided over by the Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Wednesday 6th August. Source: APP
The widespread flooding in Moldova, Ukraine and Romania has triggered a rapid and effective response from the European Commission and the EU Member States. EU Member States have offered vital assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism involving boats, pumps, generators, water purification and emergency equipment. The EU's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) dispatched experts to facilitate the coordination of the relief effort on the ground in Moldova and Ukraine.
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SunGard has reported that revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $1.36 billion, an increase of 15 percent compared to the same period in 2007. Organic revenue (revenue from businesses owned for at least one year, and excluding revenue from businesses sold in the previous twelve months) grew 12 percent compared to the same period in 2007. Read the full results.
The Association of Contingency Planners’ Sixth Annual Symposium, Monday, November 17, 2008, Cafritz Conference Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
The Association of Contingency Planners’, Washington D.C. Chapter is being joined by George Washington University’s Institute of Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, to present the above event. The symposium will bring together public and private sector leaders, business owners, emergency managers, and business continuity planners. www.acpdc.org
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•Date: 7th August 2008• Region: Various |
