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Pockets of growth for weather derivatives sector

While activity in the general weather risk market declined in 2008/2009, Asian and European markets showed growth, according to the Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA).

A total of 601,000 contracts were traded (over-the-counter and on exchanges) between April 2008 and March 2009, compared to 985,000 contracts during the same period in 2007/2008, according to a WRMA survey released yesterday. The estimated notional market value was $15 billion during this period.

In Asia, the number of weather contracts traded rose to 6,837 for the current year, compared to 1,940

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