Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 44

31-October-2005

SYRIA

Governor Of CBS Says No Fear For Syrian Pound

The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) Adib Mayyalah has said there is no fear for the local currency which has come under pressure following the release on 20 October of the UNs preliminary report into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. In an item published on 23 October in the Syrian official newspaper al-Thawrah, Dr Mayyalah said the...