The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Bread crisis | Popular resentment grows in Idlib over increasing bread price, while Syrian pound in freefall

As Syrian pound keeps plummeting against foreign currency, the Syrian government is completely unable to control this rapid collapse which has been reflected in the astronomically inflated prices and shortage of staples and essential products throughout Syria.

 

The Syrian pound has nose-dived to its lowest level ever against the foreign currency, recording 2,350 SYL against the US dollar in Damascus. While the Syrian pound against the Euro recorded 2,654 SYL, and the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the Turkish Lira jumped to 348 SYL.

 

In Aleppo, the Syrian pound against the US dollar recorded 2,325 SYL, and the Euro reached 2,625 SYL, while it cost as much as 344 SYL to buy one Turkish Lira.

 

While in HTS-controlled areas, the Syrian pound against the US dollar recorded 2,325 SYL, while the Syrian pound against the Euro recorded 2,625 SYL. Also the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the Turkish Lira reached 344 SYL.

 

In connection to this, SOHR activists have monitored growing popular resentment in Idlib, as bread bakeries have raised the price of a bundle of bread of 775 g to 600 SYL, after a bundle of 850 g used to be sold for 500 SYL.