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Abstract
The immediate impact of terrorism, seen so graphically in pictures of mourning families and twisted metal, represent only one side of their cost; the wider loss of revenue and investment can devastate a local economy and undermine the financial stability of a country, or even a region. And on top of the direct and indirect costs of terrorist attacks are the costs incurred in trying to prevent them. Whether immediate and local, such as the reinforcement of security at key installations, or longer term and broader, such as the implementation of regulations designed to attack the financing of terrorism, these costs add considerably to the overall financial impact of terrorism.
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