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.
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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.