No Graves for the Dead in Damascus
The cemeteries of Damascus are full to overflowing and families wishing to bury their loved ones must first make a large donation, which many can’t afford reports Alsouria Net.
The cemeteries of Damascus are full to overflowing and families wishing to bury their loved ones must first make a large donation, which many can’t afford reports Alsouria Net.
The latest figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics show that inflation is running wild, and that many cannot earn enough to support their families writes Tishreen.
Despite the reconciliation deals that were made between the opposition and the regime, residents are being forced to pay huge sums of money to secure their rights reports Alsouria Net.
Recent movements in the market has caused the value of the Syrian pound against the dollar to slip down even further, with a further decline expect writes Business2Business Syria.
The certificates of deposit that will be issued by the Central Bank of Syria have a nominal value of 100 million Syrian pounds writes SANA.
As the fighting winds down in many parts of the country, ministries are starting to assess the cost of reconstruction writes Al-Watan.
A gas shortage in Aleppo has led to a wave of anger among residents and caused the death of two children writes Al-Modon.
Regime loyalists have taken to social media to express their anger with the handling of the crisis in Syria by the leadership reports Alsouria Net.
The government has announced the rehabilitation of the agriculture sector in Deir ez-Zor and which will positively impact the tens of thousands of returning people writes SANA.
The value of the Syrian pound has fallen continuously since the start of the crisis, but it is hoped that a future economic recovery will increase its value reports Al-Watan.
A new report has put the price tag on the damage to agriculture at over a trillion Syrian pounds, but compensation is not materialising reports Alsouria Net.
The state budget was set at 3,882 billion Syrian pounds, which is an increase of 695 billion from last year’s budget reports SANA.
The new coin will be issued by the end of 2018 and hopes to meet the needs of citizens writes SANA.
A study has said that the banning of voice and video calls on social media apps would allow the Syrian telecoms sector to make bigger revenues reports Al-Modon.
The seemingly snap decision by the government has caused chaos in conscription centers and caused a spike in bribery reports Alsouria Net.
The reconstruction bill for Syria is estimated to be over $388 billion writes Al-Watan
The war in Syria has caused its economy to collapse, but reclaiming the deposits of Syrians from foreign banks could help the economy to grow writes Al-Watan
Figures released by the Central Bureau for Statistics show that Syria’s economy retracted 58.3 percent in five years
Draft legislation to tackle the many infractions of of the Personal Status Law created, Al-Watan reports
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