recovery efforts

Japanese Billionaire Commits $120 Million for Quake, Tsunami Rel...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Fri, 04/08/2011 - 23:20

Masayoshi Son — founder and CEO of Softbank Corp., a mobile phone and Internet service company — has pledged ¥10 billion (about $120 million) to support relief and recovery efforts in Japan....


 

What's cutting into donations to Chile?

Marketplace  Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:11

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Chile and promised more aid. But coming so quickly after the quake in Haiti, will recovery efforts be hampered?

Jeff Tyler reports.


 

Governments, Corporations, Individuals Provide Hundreds of Milli...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Fri, 01/15/2010 - 08:20

Governments, Corporations, Individuals Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts
The response to the disaster has been swift, with the White House pledging an initial $100 million for relief and recovery efforts, the World Bank committing $100 million, and a number of corporations giving millions of dollars more....


 

Buffett praises U.S. recovery efforts

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 09/15/2009 - 13:39

Warren Buffett praised the U.S. government Tuesday for its efforts to heal the economy but the influential investor said he expects a slow recovery as consumers to remain wary of spending.


 

Where we stand on Iraq reconstruction

Marketplace  Thu, 04/30/2009 - 10:46

Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, talks to Kai Ryssdal about how much U.S. financial support is necessary to rebuild the country and how the recovery efforts are going.