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- Syria is facing the worst economic crisis since the war began—a situation that is likely to deepen in 2022 and exacerbate food insecurity for millions. The crisis is driven by a range of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic collapse in neighboring Lebanon (also on the Watchlist this year).
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Jan 31, 2022 · Syria is facing the worst economic crisis since the war began—a situation that is likely to deepen in 2022 and exacerbate food insecurity for millions. The crisis is driven by a range of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic collapse in neighboring Lebanon (also on the Watchlist this year).
Feb 18, 2021 · According to the World Bank, the Syrian economy has shrunk by more than 60 percent since 2010, and the Syrian pound has crashed. Pre-war, the Syrian pound traded near 50 SYP to the dollar. As of January 2021, it was formally trading at over 1,250 SYP and informally at over 3,000 SYP. This equates to a 300 percent inflation rate increase on ...
Oct 25, 2022 · Syrians are facing a bleak winter as they endure the worst economic crisis since the civil war began in 2011, the UN special envoy to the country said on Tuesday. With a cholera outbreak spreading across the nation and soaring fuel costs, Geir Pederson urged UN Security Council members to ensure increased and unfettered humanitarian access to ...
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Oct 25, 2022 · The country is facing its worst economic crisis since the war began, as well as a deadly cholera outbreak that is rapidly spreading. Mr. Pedersen reported on his recent “busy...
Oct 26, 2022 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria is facing “acute violence,” the worst economic crisis since the war began in 2011, and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak with more that 24,000 suspected cases reported throughout the country and at least 80 deaths, U.N. officials said Tuesday.
Oct 26, 2022 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria is facing “acute violence,” the worst economic crisis since the war began in 2011, and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak with more that 24,000 suspected cases reported throughout the country and at least 80 deaths, U.N. officials said Tuesday.
The destruction of physical capital, casualties, forced displacement, and breakup of economic networks has had devastating consequences for Syrian economic activity. Syria’s GDP was estimated to contract by 63 percent between 2011 and 2016 in real terms.
