Syrian Pound

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Syrian Pound

The currency of Syria. It was introduced after World War I under the French Mandate. It was first pegged to the French franc, then the British pound and finally the U.S. dollar. Now, the Central Bank of Syria sets official exchange rates, but these can vary widely from the black market exchange rates. There are restrictions in place on how many pounds can leave the country at a given time. It is known as the pound in English, the livre in French, and the lira in Arabic.

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Soda: 50 Syrian pounds could have bought two cans of Coca-Cola before the revolution.

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"Life in Syria is very, very expensive now," said oneDamascene who had spent 650 Syrian pounds ($9 US dollars) the previous day on a cooked chicken that would have cost about 350 a few months ago, the FT reported earlier this month ."The value of the dollar is increasing very, very fast," she said.

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The official currency, which was relatively stable at an exchange rate of 46 Syrian pounds for a single US dollar before the March 2011 protests, has swiftly decreased in value.

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Still, while a US dollar was worth about 47 Syrian pounds (Dh1.72) in March 2011, the exchange rate topped 220 Syrian pounds last week, which meant that the Syrian pound lost about 80 per cent of its value in two years.

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Controls on the foreign exchange were also relaxed and introduced new unified exchange rate for the Syrian Pound. Many basic banking transactions like issuing letter of credit, and selling foreign currency were legalized in Syria, in addition to simplifying the lending process.

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The CBS went on to say that it has been working since the beginning of the crisis in Syria to maintain a balanced exchange rate of the Syrian pound as its official reserves have managed to keep the exchange rate at acceptable levels.

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Before the uprising in Syria erupted in March 2011, the exchange rate of the Syrian pound was as low as 50 to the U.S.