The exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar today, Sunday, decreased slightly in the parallel market transactions in most Syrian cities, while the Central Bank of Syria has established exchange rates in official transactions.
The exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar today, Sunday, in the parallel market
- The exchange rate of the lira in Damascus, Aleppo and Idlib declined to 10 thousand and 600 pounds from 10 thousand and 550 pounds when purchasing yesterday evening, and the price upon sale decreased to 10 thousand and 750 pounds from 10 thousand and 700 pounds.
- In Hasaka, the exchange rate of the lira fell to 11 thousand pounds against the dollar when purchasing from 10 thousand and 800 pounds registered yesterday evening, and upon the sale it decreased to 11 thousand and 150 pounds from 10 thousand and 950 pounds.
The exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar today in official transactions
The Central Bank of Syria has established the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar in official transactions at 13 thousand and 200 pounds upon purchase and 13 thousand and 332 pounds upon sale, according to the bulletin issued this morning.
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Factors of influence on the exchange rate of the Syrian pound
- Last week, Britain deleted 24 Syrian entities from the sanctions list, including the Central Bank, other banks and oil companies, and said that the entities raised from the sanctions list are no longer subject to the freezing of assets.
- The European Union has suspended a package of sanctions imposed on Syria, some of which are related to energy, banks, transportation and reconstruction.
- The United States temporarily lifted its sanctions on Syria, which opened the way for dealings with government institutions and energy transactions, and allowed the transfer of personal funds to the country, including through the Central Bank of Syria.
- The number of employees in the country decreased after the demobilization of a large number of fictitious employees, after the dissolution of the previous regime’s army and its police; In previous years, the largest exchange went to the branches of security and the army, and it is the one who obtained the major share of the money that moves the markets.
- Last week, Syria received a new shipment of the local currency printed in Russia, with expectations that more of these shipments arrive in the future, in a new indication of improving relations between Moscow and the new rulers of Syria.
