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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...helping make larger ventures worthwhile. Schwab's Coy estimates that the world market for private distribution of water, and the bill for wastewater treatment, now amounts to $300 billion annually. The market has already attracted global giants like Monsanto and Vivendi, and more are expected to enter. Johan Bastin of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development noted in 1999 that "water is the last infrastructure frontier for private investors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Commodity: Exporting Fresh Water | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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