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Arab Spring gets financial shot in the arm from G8

2011-09-10 47 Dailymotion

Arab states that ousted their dictators got a financial shot in the arm Saturday with promises of tens of billions of dollars to help their rocky transformation into modern democracies. G8 rich nations and institutions including the World Bank, the IMF, regional banks and the Arab Monetary Fund pledged nearly $80 billion in aid and loans over the next two years. Duration: 01:17.