If you're interested in understanding the bigger picture from the Syrian side: Since the start of the conflict in 2011, the Syrian pound (SYP) has lost nearly 98% of its value against the USD.

Here we present a timeline of the key events—potentially—affecting it.

The economic crises in Syria and Lebanon seem to be intimately connected, but due to the existence of confounding factors, the events shown here should not be given a causal interpretation.

Compiled with Orwa Khalife & Mohammad Shammaa at the Operations & Policy Center.