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Saudi, Kuwait, UAE Agree to Give Bahrain $10b

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to give Bahrain $10 billion to support the country’s funding requirements as it embarks on a fiscal program aimed at eliminating its budget deficit by 2022.

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