Tuesday 9 August 2011

Bahrain economy lost up to $2 bln due to unrest -report - Maktoob News

Bahrain's economy has lost up to $2 billion due to political unrest that hit the Gulf Arab state in February, the head of the country's chamber of commerce was quoted on Monday as saying.

The small non-OPEC oil producer was thrown into turmoil in February when protesters, mostly majority Shi'ites, took to the streets demanding democratic reforms in the Sunni-ruled state.

The island kingdom's worst unrest since the 1990s was put down in March in a government crackdown that called in troops and police from neighbouring Arab countries.

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