Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 22

31-May-2010

SYRIA

CBS Governor Says Economic Liberalization Will Continue In Syria

The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) Adib Mayalah told Reuters on 20 May that Syria will press ahead with economic liberalization, despite international market volatility that was triggered by the financial crisis in Greece. The governor was quoted as saying what happened in Greece is a lesson to anyone who does not want openness. We will continue to adopt a...