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1 – 10 of 10Like other fuel-importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it has large structural fiscal and current account deficits. These have resulted in climbing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282177
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274583
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SYRIA: Damascus faces an economic ‘perfect storm’
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253085
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The Syrian pound’s weakening beyond 1,000 to the dollar on the parallel market has exposed the chronic weakness of the economy, even as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces move…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250434
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SYRIA: Government areas face a hard winter
SYRIA: Damascus will struggle to address inflation
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES247985
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While Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank dubbed “the worst economic crisis in more than a century”, civil war-torn Syria has been hit by one of the most severe droughts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263219
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This depreciation reflects the underlying weakness of the government’s financial position. Political and territorial advances in favour of President Bashar al-Assad -- most…
The Syrian pound's exchange rate fell by 40% in the first week of June before recovering slightly. After nine years of ruinous conflict, the struggling economy has been brought to…
The currencies of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria have weakened sharply since September; Turkey’s is still exposed