Damage from New Zealand’s worst earthquake in eight decades may total as much as NZ$4.9 billion ($3.6 billion) and take four years to repair, according to a Goldman Sachs report.
The damage estimate is higher than the Treasury Department’s provisional NZ$4 billion forecast because of aftershocks since
More than 138,000 damage claims have been lodged with the Earthquake Commission, the government-owned insurer
“For the majority of property owners, the recovery process is relatively straightforward and the repair process can start now,”
For a further 5,500 properties, land damage can be fixed while the building repair is carried out, according to the government Boost to Economy
Rebuilding homes, office buildings and pipelines will boost New Zealand’s economy over the next two years, adding 0.8
Homebuilding and repair is expected to surge 5.1 percent in the year ending June 30, 2011, from a year earlier as the increase
Goldman Sachs assumes building and contents damage to about 145,000 homes will cost NZ$2.5 billion. It said the cost to
Infrastructure repair is expected to be completed by mid- 2012 and the reconstruction of houses may take until 2014, Borkin (转自Bloomberg) |