I just came back from my second trip to Syria, where I spent two weeks between Damascus, Hama, and Idlib, three cities with vastly different conditions, each having followed a distinct path over the past 15 years. Two of them I discovered for the first time; one of them, I fell

RT @BenjaminFeve: Lifting subsidies is long overdue. Economists have long argued that such policies are inefficient. They fuel waste, disto….

RT @BenjaminFeve: Today, open, free, and fair elections would be a recipe for abuses in Syria. It’s interesting to see that many people, i….

Lifting subsidies is long overdue. Economists have long argued that such policies are inefficient. They fuel waste, distort prices, and often benefit the wealthy more than the poor. But removing subsidies must be done carefully. There are ways to cushion the impact, such as by.

Today, open, free, and fair elections would be a recipe for abuses in Syria. It’s interesting to see that many people, in and outside Syria, discrediting the upcoming parliamentary elections and calling for “free and fair elections” are precisely those better off, educated, and.

Central Bank of Syria Governor Abdel-Qader Husrieh appeared on @AlArabiya to discuss plans for a new currency and financial sector reforms.

5/5 -- The point is simple: all these scenarios show that redenomination isn’t just a matter of replacing old notes with new ones. It’s a massive financial and logistical undertaking. Depending on which denominations are chosen, the Central Bank could be looking at printing.

4/5 -- Scenario 3: Higher-value series only (50 to 5000). Finally, if Syria chooses to issue only higher denominations (50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000) the picture changes dramatically. Total notes needed: 777 million. Printing cost: $77.7 million. The smallest bill is

3/5 -- Scenario 2: Doubling the denominations (10 to 1,000) . Now imagine Syria doubles the value of each note: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 400, 1,000. Total notes needed: 3.89 billion. Printing cost: $389 million. The lowest denomination is ~$0.09, a more reasonable floor for

2/5 -- Scenario 1: EU-style, full range of notes (5 to 500). If Syria replicated the EU structure exactly, it would mean issuing seven denominations from 5 to 500 SYP. Total notes needed: 7.77 billion. Total printing cost: about $777 million (assuming $0.10 per note, a mid-point

1/5🧵-- I believe the Central Bank of Syria must also clarify how it intends to finance the redenomination of the Syrian pound. Any redenomination, regardless of the method, will cost millions, a sum the government simply does not have. Take, for example, @Reuters’ estimate

And if it turns out that Russia’s Goznak will indeed be printing Syria’s new banknotes, as reported by @Reuters, I would be deeply disappointed in both @banquedefrance and @francediplo for failing to press harder for France to take on that responsibility. Printing Syria’s new.

According to @Reuters, Syrian authorities are reportedly considering a redenomination of the pound by removing two zeros from the currency. This is NOT the right solution. While this may appear bold, our analysis in Syria in Figures with.

Dans la news totalement aléatoire (que j’avais manquée) : fin avril 2025, Dominique de @Villepin rencontre le ministre syrien des Finances, Yisr Barnieh, ainsi que le gouverneur de la Banque centrale, AbdulQader Husriyeh, apparemment en marge des réunions entre le gouvernement

RT @KShaar_Advisory: Six Months Later, Most Syrian Refugees Still Haven’t Returned. Despite Assad’s fall, only 577 thousand Syrian #refugee….

RT @KShaar_Advisory: Can the SDF-Damascus Gas Deal Deliver?. The March 2025 agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Damascus….

Residents in Damascus have noticed an improvement in electricity supply following the Azeri gas deal. In this street interview, most people said the new rationing program—two hours of power for every four hours of outage—was a clear step up from the previous pattern of up to.

RT @vittoriomaresc1: 🚨Big shift for Syrians online: for over a decade, the PlayStore, Google Ads, and business tools were out of reach with….

I wouldn’t be surprised if SANA got a little help from their colleagues at Anadolu Agency in designing the new website and visual identity 🤭

As someone who will be working on Syria and using this website for years to come until I retire, I have to say it feels truly new and it’s a very welcome improvement over the previous versions!

Here it is: SANA’s new visual identity. @Sana__gov. A revamped homepage, a new logo, and now a Kurdish version!