The Central Bank of the Syrian regime announced the devaluation of the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against other foreign currencies, for the second time in days.
According to the remittance and exchange bulletin issued by the bank, the exchange rate of the US dollar has become 7100 Syrian pounds, the euro 7488, and the Saudi riyal 1893.
The bank indicated that this bulletin was issued for the purpose of cash disbursement and the purchase of foreign transfers, including commercial and incoming transfers to ordinary people, and incoming transfers through global transfer networks.
This reduction is the second within days, as the bank announced on Wednesday, last Wednesday, raising the exchange rate of the dollar to 7,000 pounds, the euro to 7458.5 pounds, and the Saudi riyal to 1866.22 pounds.
On the second of this month, the Central Bank announced the increase in the exchange rate of the dollar received from foreign remittances by about 50%, as the exchange rate of one dollar was set at 6,650 pounds, after it was 4,500 pounds.
At that time, the bank said in a statement: It issued Resolution No. 144 regarding the approval of a new exchange rates bulletin called the Remittances and Exchange Bulletin, according to which banks and exchange companies are allowed to receive the values of incoming external transfers and to disburse cash (cash), according to an exchange rate close to the trading price (the black market rate). .
It is worth noting that, at the opening of deliberations today, Sunday, the Syrian pound recorded 7,350 purchases and 7,450 sales against the dollar, 7,748 purchases and 7,859 sales against the euro, and 387 purchases and 395 sales against the Turkish lira.