Switzerland said on Friday it will lift a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Syria, including the Middle Eastern country's ...

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was ...

Syria makes first SWIFT transfer in 14 years as sanctions ease, as central bank pushes to restore US ties and fund post-war ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria this week carried out its first international bank transfer via the SWIFT international payment ...

DAMASCUS: Syria expects to have its first transaction with a US bank “in a matter of weeks”, Syrian central bank governor ...

Syria has carried out its first international bank transaction via the SWIFT system since the outbreak of its 14-year civil ...

Syria expects to have its first transaction with a U.S. bank "in a matter of weeks", Syrian central bank governor Abdelkader ...

The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild ...

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ron van Rooden, visited Damascus from June 1–5, 2025, to assess the economic and financial conditions in the country, discuss the ...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian central bank cut its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 20% on Friday, a surprise move by the bank which it justified by pointing to declining inflation ...

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 25 basis point interest rate trim and lowered its inflation expectations on the back of a stronger euro and lower energy costs. This takes the ...