Bahrain has lost more than BD75 million ($200 million) due to the recent unrest, said a survey conducted  by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Small and midsized enterprises suffered the most, and most companies are finding financing difficult, according to the survey which covered 162 private sector companies.

The survey also found no major exodus of staff from companies and institutions, chamber chief Dr Essam Fakhro told our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.-Trade Arabia News Service