Help

BI’s Article search uses Boolean search capabilities. If you are not familiar with these principles, here are some quick tips.

To search specifically for more than one word, put the search term in quotation marks. For example, “workers compensation”. This will limit your search to that combination of words.

To search for a combination of terms, use quotations and the & symbol. For example, “hurricane” & “loss”.

International

Polluted rivers could cost government $11.1 billion to clean up: Colombian Minister

June 09, 2014 Reprints

Colombia's Environment Minister Luz Helena Sarmiento said the clean up of polluted rivers could cost the government $11.1 billion, Colombia Reports reported.

Ms. Luz Helena Sarmiento said the government would have to spend 3.5% of the country's gross domestic product to clean waterways, El Espectador newspaper reported.

The government has allocated $158 million to mitigate El Nino's effects.

1. Turkish airlines cancel flights to Iran and Iraq amid war concerns
2. Munich Re names new regional chiefs
3. Zurich Insurance to stop underwriting new oil and gas projects
4. Tycoon gets death sentence for multi-billion-dollar fraud
5. UAE flash floods likely to be manageable for insurers
6. Inflation drives 10% increase in sum insured for windstorms

Help

Polluted rivers could cost government $11.1 billion to clean up: Colombian Minister

Readers Poll

Most Read in International

Sign up now for free access to this article and much more.

If you are already registered with Business Insurance, click here to Login

Please tell us a bit more about yourself in order to continue

About

Advertise

Reprints and Licensing

Resources