It has been speculated that a 5,000 Syrian pound bank note will soon be issued, but it is feared that the issuing will lead to inflation reports Etihad Press.
There are concerns that Syria’s wheat yield will be lower than expected, amid a shortage of diesel and rain reports Enab Baladi.
President Assad has decreed that a one time grant to civil and military employees and pensioners writes SANA.
Ongoing economic problems have forced women and children to join the employment market, but salaries are not meeting the cost of living writes Iqtissad.
The regime has been forced to admit that its investment projects have failed, which it blames on an economic blockade, and has called for industrialists and investors to return writes Shaam News.
Asma al-Assad has reportedly sent handwritten notes to those who were affected by the recent fires on the coast, in an attempt to boost her profiles writes Shaam News.
Towns in southern Damascus are experiencing severe water shortages, with no solutions from the authorities, and are being forced to pay high prices to water tankers reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
As a way of coping with economic hardship, some Syrian women have resorted to selling their hair, so that they are able to provide for their families reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Women in Hassakeh are taking advantage of the rise in production jobs and working to secure an income for their families writes North Press.
With a continuing lack of bread and ever rising fuel prices, Syrians are feeling the strain and becoming increasingly frustrated with long queues and the dire economic situation reports The Levant.
Displaced people in Idleb are being forced to live in half constructed homes, not suitable for winter weather, to avoid the paying the high rental prices being asked for reports North Press.
Rami Makhlouf has said that he will donate billions of Syrian pounds to help those affected by the recent fires, if the regime agrees to release the funds reports Baladi News.
The Syrian government has announced that the price of 95 octane fuel will rise, amid a fuel crisis that is causing long queues at gas stations reports North Press.
The fuel crisis is pushing an increasing number of Syrians to switch to bikes, Al-Mashhad reports
Families living in the al-Deir camp in Idleb have been told they must pay 50 Turkish lira, despite the poor condition in the cam and lack of services reports Baladi News.
In some classes some 50 percent of pupils will not have textbooks this year, Al-Watan reports
Following a government decision to make everyone entering Syria exchange 100 dollars, it has been announced that in one month, over a million dollars was exchanged reports Syria Scope.
It has been announced that the former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection and late businessman Waheeb Merhi have had their funds seized, following accusations of importing frozen meat reports Majesty News.
Rami Makhlouf has posted on Facebook again, this time lamenting the seizure of Cham Holding, which the regime claim he was stealing money from writes Alsouria Net.
A Syrian economist has called on the government to implement urgent measures to help Syrian citizens struggling to cope with the current economic conditions writes Al-Watan.
