Natural Disasters
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Iran’s Economy Incurs Heavy Losses From Natural Disasters
EghtesadOnline: Floods have inflicted losses worth nearly 90 trillion rials [$690 million] on Iran’s economy in the fiscal 2019-20.
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Iran’s Red Crescent Society Gets High-Tech Boost
EghtesadOnline: In the wake of natural disasters that battered Iran over the past few months, the Iranian Red Crescent Society and the Information and Communications Technology Ministry have…
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Universal Insurance Fund Proposed Again
EghtesadOnline: The governor of the Central Bank of Iran announced in an Instagram post Sunday a plan to create a universal insurance fund to cover losses inflicted by natural disasters.
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Disaster Assistance for Farmers
EghtesadOnline: Farmers who have incurred losses from natural disasters during the Sept. 2017-18 harvest season will enjoy a three-year break in paying back their loans to banks.
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Measures to Sustain Telco Networks During Natural Disasters
EghtesadOnline: Taking into account the fact that Iran is situated in an earthquake-prone zone, officials from the ICT Ministry held a meeting with local mobile service providers, discussing…
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Natural Disasters Cause Hefty Agro Losses
EghtesadOnline: Natural disasters such as frost and drought inflict losses of between 120 and 150 trillion rials ($2.8-3.5 billion) to farmers and orchard owners in Iran every year, a board member…