Syrian economy

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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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Market anxiety grows after Syria introduces new currency

Syria's new currency deepens uncertainty in fragile markets, as traders and citizens brace for price volatility, inflation risks, and economic instability

Hadia Al Mansour
21 January, 2026
Syrian oil
Syria
Economy
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Eastern Syria fighting reshapes oil map, returns fields to state

Noor Malhem
20 January, 2026
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) within the emergency Arab summit in Cairo, Egypt on 4 March 2025. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Can economic interests drive Egypt-Syria reconciliation?

Saleh Salem
15 January, 2026
A general view of the sign for Ziraat Bank at Cornhill
Syria
Economy
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Turkey's Ziraat proposed launching banking ops in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2025
Syria bank notes - AFP
Syria
MENA
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New Syrian currency launched in bid to stabilise economy

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2025
Syria central bank1 [Getty]
Syria
Economy
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Caesar Act repeal revives Syria’s hopes but no 'magic solution'

Noor Malhem
23 December, 2025
Dr. Abdel Kader Husrieh, Governor, Central Bank of Syria, speaks onstage during the Semafor World Economy Summit Fall Edition at Gallup HQ
Syria
MENA
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Syria's growth accelerates as sanctions ease, refugees return

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 December, 2025
A picture of destroyed buildings in Aleppo, Syria
Syrian economy
MENA
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World Bank estimates Syria reconstruction costs at $216 bln

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
People walk past a branch of the commercial bank of Syria
Syria
MENA
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Syria gives banks six months to absorb Lebanon crisis losses

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
IMF Financial Committee chair Mohammed Al-Jadaan speaks at a news conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC
Syria
MENA
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Saudi finance minister says finalising investments for Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2025
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh (R) speaks during an event titled "Rebuilding Syria: A Journey Towards Stability and Prosperity" at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington
Syria
Economy
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Syria 'can reach level of Malaysia in 5 years': finance minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 October, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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The missing piece in rebuilding Syria: Community engagement

Haid Haid
15 September, 2025
Reinstating workers fired under Assad could majorly boost local economies in Syria
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria forms committee to review decade of public sector sackings

The New Arab Staff
11 August, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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How Syrians coped without SWIFT transfers and what comes next

Mawada Bahah

Mawada Bahah

01 July, 2025
Aleppo souk [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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IMF: Syria economy recovery will need 'substantial' intl support

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 June, 2025
Six months after Assad, Syria's hesitant dawn begins to break
Post-Assad Syria
Voices

Syria stirs beneath a hesitant dawn, six months after Assad fall

Leila al-Shami

Leila al-Shami

09 June, 2025
The exchange had been shuttered during the final chaotic weeks of former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
Economy
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Damascus stock exchange reopens after six-month suspension

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 June, 2025
People are seen at the bank office and Automated teller machine (ATM) after fall of the Baath regime and the Assad family's rule in Damascus, Syria on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
Economy
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Syria banks wait to enter global market after SWIFT codes given

The New Arab Staff
18 May, 2025
The portrait of Bashar al-Assad is seen on a pile of Syrian pounds in the exchange department at the Central Bank Of Syria on December 24, 2024 in Damascus, Syria.
Syrian economy
Economy
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Syria set to print currency in UAE and Germany, ends Russia role

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2025
Syria's national currency rose by 30% against the dollar following Trump's announcement [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
Economy
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Syrian pound rises by 30% after Trump's sanctions announcement

The New Arab Staff
15 May, 2025
Al Hamdiyah souq, Damascus [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria can't wait for sanctions relief before economy revival: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 April, 2025