The cabinet has discussed the “self-reliance’ plan to reduce the impact of the challenges facing the national economy.
According to the Syrian News Agency (SANA), the cabinet held a meeting today to debate the direct effects of exchange rate changes on living conditions and markets.
The cabinet studied the working papers presented by ministries to face the challenges and the best ways to improve the living condition of citizens in the light of the current situation .
The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS), Hazem Karfoul, presented the bank’s measures in the field of monetary and financial policy and steps to strengthen the Syrian Pound and the national economy in the face of the challenges and external changes imposed by the war on Syria related to the tightening of the unjust Western blockade on the Syrian people in addition to the cabinet’s plan in the fight against manipulation in the national currency.
The cabinet also approved an “exceptional plan” for agricultural development in all governorates under the current economic conditions and allocated SYP 5 billion for the agricultural development of al-Ghab region in Hama countryside.
Basma Qaddour