Demonstrations in Tahrir Square, EgyptReport: Arab Spring Upheaval Cost $55bn -- BBC News
The popular protests this year in North Africa and the Middle East - known as the Arab Spring - have cost the region more than $50bn, a new report says.
The report, by consultancy group Geopolicity, says Egypt, Syria and Libya paid the highest financial price.
It warns that without a regional support programme, the effects of the Arab Spring could be regressive.
But oil-producing nations that have avoided or suppressed rebellions have benefited most, it says.
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More News On The Cost Of The Arab Spring
Cost of "Arab Spring" more than $55 billion - report -- Reuters
Cost of Arab Spring close to $56bn, says study -- Arabian Business
Report: Arab Spring cost $50 billion -- UPI
Estimated Bill for the Arab Spring: $55 Billion -- The Atlantic
Four nations that feel the sting from the Arab Spring -- Sydney Morning Herald
The economic winners and losers of the Arab Spring -- CNN
WNU Editor: The report by the consultancy group Geopolicity can be read here.
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