The Economist25d
Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
Syria is suffering from a severe shortage of banknotes. In an economy that runs overwhelmingly on cash, that is akin to cardiac arrest. Companies cannot pay wages. Families cannot buy basic goods.
Al-Monitor6y
Syria issues coins to replace banknotes worth about a dime
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Russia Is Chasing a Deal to Keep Its Military Bases in Syria
Moscow printed the banknotes for Syria’s cash-starved economy when most other countries had refused due to fear of sanctions, ...
Al-Monitor7y
New Syrian banknote may be more than meets the eye
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The Economist25d
Lifting sanctions on Syria seems mad, until you consider the alternative
If Syria collapses, more refugees will surely flood into Europe. There is an alternative: a one-year lifting of sanctions. That would let pallets of banknotes be brought into Syria, as well as ...
New era in Syria as Bashar al-Assad is toppled by rebels
At the border between Lebanon and Syria, people sang, set off fireworks and burned banknotes bearing Assad’s face. “There was ...
Reuters15d
EU conference pledges $6.3 billion for Syria's recovery
Pledges are lower due to U.S. aid cuts Syrian Foreign Minister attends EU-led conference for the first time Syria competes with other conflicts for aid, Pederson says BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters ...