Central Bank Swaps Chief as Liquidity Crisis Mounts
A delayed currency replacement complicates Syria’s mounting economic challenges
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A delayed currency replacement complicates Syria’s mounting economic challenges
Millions of Syrians rely on aid as last buffer against hunger
Damascus rebuilds financial channels with the outside world
When Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria, his regime adopted socialist economic slogans in keeping with its Baathist roots
Damascus wants to cut subsidies and control international aid.
Efforts to restore the sector face enormous challenges.
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