VOL. XXXI

NO. 16

25-JANUARY-1988

SYRIA

Gasoline Prices Up 53.8%

On 5 January, the price of gasoline on the local market in Syria was raisedby 53.8% to SL200 from SL130 per 20 liters. The previous increase, which cameinto effect on 27 January 1987 (MEES, 2 February 1987), had raised the price ofgasoline from SL75 to SL130 per 20 liters. (The multitier conversion rate ofthe Syrian lira ranges from the "official" rate of 11.20/11.25 -buy/sell - to the dollar to the "incentive" rate of 27.00/29.00 -...