Syria gets new central bank head

The last central bank governor was fired as the Syrian pound remains at historic low points against the US dollar.
This picture taken on June 17, 2020, shows a view of the facade of the central bank of Syria in the capital Damascus' Sabaa Bahrat Square.
This picture taken on June 17, 2020, shows a view of the facade of the central bank of Syria in the capital Damascus' Sabaa Bahrat Square. - LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named a new central bank head today amid continued currency depreciation and other economic problems in the war-ravaged country.

Assad named Muhammad Issam Hazima as governor of the central bank of Syria, the state SANA news outlet reported.

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