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President Bashar al-Assad has put himself in the bank. His portrait was printed on a new bill of 2,000 pounds that went into circulation on Sunday. Syria's central bank governor Duraid Durgham said the bank had been printed several years ago, but the decision to impose it [...]
Syria's central bank Governor Duraid Durgham said the bank had been printed several years ago, but the decision to put it in circulation was delayed “due to the circumstances of the war and exchange rate fluctuations”.
The new currency equals about four dollars in current exchange rate.













