May 8, 2016 Meet the Middle East

Syrian pound hits lowest value in war

"It's the first time the exchange rate against the US dollar has reached this level since the beginning of the conflict," Firas Haddad told AFP.The black market exchange rate was 625 pounds to the dollar on Sunday compared with from 48 pounds a dollar in March 2011, he said.
Source: Albawaba
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