Economic sources estimate the amount of money out of banks of Arab States after the Arab uprising and revolutions. About U.S. $50 billion were lost and the number may increase due to the continuous decline in the currency. An official in the Gulf Cooperation Council told Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper of the economic recovery of most sectors and of the increased foreign investments in large banks of the Gulf to achieve political stability. There are a number of Arab investors and foreign investors from India and Spain that claim, "The investment in Arab countries have seen political turmoil and is a risk in the short term, ranging between two years and 5 years. Many investors may prefer the investing in the Gulf countries because of political stability that ensure investments by the owners of the capital." Economic expert and executive director of the financial group Tabarak, Abdullah Rashoud, says banks in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain lost deposits of U.S. $50 billion. The money was transferred to Western banks and not only because of prosecutions of security but because of the currency depreciation in said countries, despite their governments' policies to increase their value.
