| Syria’s currency is losing value at one of its fastest rates since the country’s 2011 war began, stoking anger in government-controlled territories against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime as economic woes deepen.
The central bank raised its official exchange rate on Tuesday to a historic high of 620 Syrian pounds to the dollar, close to the exchange rate on the black market, which most Syrians have relied on since the war began. Many saw the move, plus a planned injection of “millions of dollars”, as an attempt to catch up with a market that is running out of state control...............................................Full Article: Source
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