Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria
... an algorithm for providing economic aid to Damascus The ninth year of internal armed conflict has brought new challenges to Syria. According to data from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia published on September 23, 2020, the damage done to the Syrian economy by the end of 2019 exceeded USD 442 bn. Still, under sanctions and with no international consensus on how to finance recovery,... ... petrol from 250 to 450 Syrian pounds (i.e., from 20 to 36 cents). Coronavirus Pandemic: Numbers and Reality At first glance, the COVID-19 statistics in Syria look more optimistic than those of neighbouring countries. For example, in terms of the number of ...