Syria’s central bank chief: US sanctions relief a ‘turning point’
Abdulkader Husrieh discusses how sanctions relief could impact Syria’s reintegration into the global financial system.
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DOHA, Qatar — If President Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to lift sanctions on Syria, it will mark a "turning point" for the country's beleaguered central bank, its governor told Al-Monitor.
Trump made a surprise announcement on Tuesday night in Riyadh that he would rescind the web of US sanctions that has isolated the country from the global financial system for more than a decade. The next day, he met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new Syrian president who led the lightning offensive that toppled the regime of longtime dictator President Bashar al-Assad in December.
The removal of sanctions gives Syria “a chance for greatness,” Trump told a gathering of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in the Saudi capital Wednesday.
