Central Bank Chief Says Syria Will Remove Two Zeros in Currency Revamp

This is Beirut, 25/08 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's central bank governor, Abdul Qadir al-Hasriya, said Monday that his country would change its currency by removing two zeros and printing new banknotes to replace those issued under ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. Since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, the pound has plunged from 50 to about 10,000-11,000 against the greenback, ...