Cost of Arab Spring to regional economies revealed

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  • 11 November, 2016
  • 14:02
Cost of Arab Spring to regional economies revealed

Baku. 11 November. REPORT.AZ/ The Arab Spring has cost the region $614 billion since 2011 to 2015.

Report informs referring to BBC, United Nations survey reports.

According to information, in Syria, where anti-government protests grew into a regional conflict, GDP and capital losses are equal to $259 billion since 2011.

Notably, governments of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya have been overthrown during Arabs Spring and anti-government protests in Syria grew into regional war with involvement of super powers.