The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has just raised the wages of its public employees by 150%,

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The new Türkiye Central Bank Governor is okay with Erdogan’s inflationary policies, sending money supply on an apparent moon-landing mission.

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Today Syria’s Ministry of Finance ordered the freezing of Rami Makhlouf’s assets, “particularly in the Bahamas, Cyprus, Hong Kong, and

It’s interesting how Syrian and Lebanese officials blame smuggling between the two countries for much of the unaffordability of basic