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	Syrian pound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Syrian pound (Arabic الليرة السورية al-līra as-sūriyya) is the currency of Syria and is issued by the Bank of Syria (in arabic مصرف سورية المركزي).
		The pound (or livre as it was then known) was introduced in 1919 and was initially worth 20 French francs.
		While not easy to find in Norway, the Syrian coins are still used in automated machines there with such frequency that Posten Norge, the Norwegian postal service, decided to close many of their coins-to-cash machines on February 18, 2006, with plans to develop a system able to differentiate between the two coins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syrian_pound (696 words)

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		The Syrian Republic is officially secular, but in nonetheless greatly influenced by the majority religion of Islam (90% of the population, split between 74% Sunni Muslim and 16% other Muslim).
		The unit of currency in Syria is the Syrian pound or 'lira' (£S).
		Syrians were only allowed access to the Internet after 2000 when the new President relaxed most (if not all) restrictions to its use.
	www.vissit-syria.com (2135 words)

	Syria - MSN Encarta
		The Syrian government is encouraging foreign companies to explore for new oil fields near the Iraqi and Turkish borders.
		As in centuries past, Syrian artisans continue to be noted for the fine quality of their silk brocades and rugs and for their artistic metalwork in brass, copper, silver, iron, and steel.
		The Syrian pound is issued by the state-owned Central Bank of Syria.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569233_4/Syria.html (539 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::Syrian pound continues to weaken
		Despite measures to support the local currency, the Syrian pound traded at 56.60 pounds to the dollar on the fl market Wednesday, down from 54 to the dollar a couple of months ago, weakening the buying power of the local currency, the AP reported.
		The exchange rate was 52 pounds to the dollar in February, prior to the assassination of former Lebanon's Premier Rafik Hariri.
		In one of its recent meetings, the Syrian cabinet has adopted a series of financial and banking decisions as part of the attempts to confront pressures on the Syrian pound.
	www.menareport.com /en/business/191509 (347 words)

	Syria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The defeat of the Syrians and Egyptians in the June 1967 war with Israel weakened the radical socialist regime established by the 1966 coup.
		Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon on April 26, 2005 under intense pressure from the Lebanese opposition and the international community.
		Syrian writers, many of whom immigrated to Egypt, played a crucial role in the nahda or Arab literary and cultural revival of the nineteenth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syrian (6505 words)

	Syria plans to end peg of its pound to U.S. dollar - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		The country may instead link the Syrian pound to a weighted group of currencies including the euro or loans from the International Monetary Fund that are known as Special Drawing Rights, or SDRs, Mayaleh said.
		The Syrian pound is pegged at 52.2 to the dollar, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
		The Syrian government was "studying options" with regard to ending the dollar peg, Abdallah Dardari, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, told journalists last month.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/11/bloomberg/bxpeg.php (494 words)

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		It should be noted that the Syrian government demands the restitution of the Golan heights, lost during the Six Day War, and does not recognize France's gift of the Iskenderun (formerly Alexandretta) district to Turkey in 1939.
		The Syrian Arab Republic is located on eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea at the juncture of the three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa.
		It is bordered in the north by Turkey, in the east by Iraq, in the south by Jordan and Palestine, and in the west by Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea along a coast extending 183 kilometers.
	www.syrianshopping.com /subc/syria.htm (752 words)

	Syria moves reserves to euros and will end dollar peg this year \| Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee
		The country may instead link the Syrian pound to a weighted group of currencies including the euro or loans from the International Monetary Fund that are known as Special Drawing Rights, Mayaleh said.
		The Syrian government is "studying options" with regard to ending the dollar peg, Abdallah Dardari, the country's deputy prime minister for economic affairs, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Damascus on June 10.
		Syrian officials have allowed private banks and insurance companies to operate for the first time as the country seeks to attract foreign investors.
	www.gata.org /node/4252 (679 words)

	Syria; depressed economy and cool relationship with U.S. stint opportunities for business Business America - Find ...
		Syrian bank authorities declaim their inability to cover foreign exchange obligations, while on the streets outside, there seem to be more shiny new Mercedes automobiles than in Germany.
		Syrian consumers, including the plethora of state--owned enterprises, are left either to accommodate themselves to the government decision, or to resort to extralegal means of satisfying their desires.
		Bread shortages arise from the combination of inefficiency in the government grain buying/milling/baking apparatus and price controls that distort consumption patterns (government-produced bread is used by some families as animal feed because it is cheaper than grain, at the same time that other families are unable to obtain enough for their own use).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1052/is_v8/ai_3953555 (845 words)

	The Oxford Business Group - Countries : Syria : Weekly Briefing, Volume 21
		That rate compared to one of 51-52 Syrian pounds per dollar that has long prevailed in Lebanon, which effectively functions as the financial services centre Syria’s centrally planned economy and archaic banking sector lack.
		Syrian Economy Minister Ghassan El Rifai, speaking to Syrian television, attributed that slide to the anxiety surrounding a possible US strike on Iraq and assured that his country had sound enough fundamentals and adequate hard currency reserves to merit a stronger pound.
		The dip was the most dramatic movement in the currency since Syria partially liberalised its exchange rate regime in 2001, putting the pound at around 50 to the dollar and eliminating several official transaction rates which had compelled transactions at rates divorced from the currency’s actual market value.
	www.mafhoum.com /press3/113E18.htm (692 words)

	Lebanonwire.com \| Syria moves lift pound but fall short of key reforms
		Syria announced on Tuesday a half-percentage point rise in interest rates and allowed certificates of deposit for the first time, moves bankers and analysts say were aimed at stopping jittery Syrians turning to the fl market for dollars as international pressure on their country intensifies.
		The Syrian pound has already recovered after slipping two percent to reach 56 against the dollar on the fl market earlier this week, following U.S. accusations that Damascus was not doing enough to stop Islamic militants crossing into Iraq.
		The new measures allow Syrians to buy up to $3,000 for travel and larger amounts subject to conditions, after restricting foreign currency transactions for decades to limited amounts mainly for medical and educational needs.
	www.lebanonwire.com /0905/05092401RR.asp (797 words)

	Syria, a new emerging economy
		The first visible sign of the new isolation of the Syrian regime came when Syrian President Basher al-Asad cancelled his planned trip to attend the United Nations summit in New York in mid-September at the last minute amid clear indications that he would not be welcome in the United States.
		There is a widespread concern that should Mehlis' report, which is expected toward the end of October, implicate senior Syrian officials, it could lead to UN sanctions and the severing of Syria's diplomatic relations with Europe as well as the United States.
		The Syrian army's chief-of-staff General Ali Habib went on a four-day visit to Moscow to upgrade Syria's arsenal and strengthen defense cooperation with Russia already sold short-range surface to air missiles to Syria for defense purposes.
	www.newnations.com /archive/2005/October/sy.html (1371 words)

	Forging A New Era: Private Banks Back To Syria
		Although banks existed in Syria while still under the Ottoman rule, the Syrian pound was first issued in 1920, as a derivative of the French franc.
		The unmatched political stability that Syria witnessed from 1970 to 1980 contributed to a strong and stable Syrian pound.
		Today there are at least three rates: the “neighboring countries rate” of 46 Syrian pounds to the US dollar, which makes more than 75% of the country's transactions, the official rate of 11.2 pounds to the dollar, and the customs rate of 23 pounds to the dollar.
	www.mafhoum.com /press/syrbank.htm (2867 words)

	Syria: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		In the east is the Syrian Desert and in the south is the Jebel Druze Range.
		Syrian forces met a series of reverses while participating in the Arab invasion of Palestine in 1948.
		Syrian troops frequently clashed with Israeli troops during Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and remained thereafter as occupiers of large portions of Lebanon.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108016.html (1167 words)

	Pound, pound- WordWeb dictionary definition
		A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
		"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
		Encyclopedia: Pound, VA Pound, Ezra Pound Pound, Wisconsin Pound, WI Pound, Virginia
	www.wordwebonline.com /en/POUND (282 words)

	M. Abraham: Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Syrian authors at that time did not have many magazines in which to publish their work.
		Almost all major Syrian publishers are now willing to send copies of their catalogs of publications to American and other libraries.
		The Syrian government is trying to do away with the fl market by offering a favorable official rate for the dollar.
	www.lib.umich.edu /area/Near.East/mabraham.htm (4168 words)

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		The Syrians were skilled traders and also provided the world with the first alphabet and the world's most important agricultural crops.
		The Syrian Arab Republic is located in the Middle East at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
		The Syrian economy is a multi-resourced economy based on agriculture, industry and trade.
	www.sebcsyria.org /essential_oil/thesyrianarab.htm (558 words)

	Syrians buy up dollars fearing regime collapse - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although Mehlis is only interviewing Syrian officials as witnesses and has not made any accusations, Syrians fear that the questioning may seriously affect their country if the investigation shows any evidence of Syrian involvement.
		Suaifan also said the Syrian pound has steadily been falling since mid-August and is now down to 55 pounds to the dollar in the fl market from about 52 to the dollar last month.
		Syrian state-run Tishreen newspaper said Damascus is committed to cooperation with the United Nations but criticized what it described as politically motivated media speculation about the inquiry's outcome.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=9822 (1142 words)

	Syria : SyrianTours : Essential information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The unit is the Syrian pound, which is divided into 100 piastres.
		The Syrian merely expects this to be reciprocal.
		The Syrian press is entirely in Arabic (with the exception of the daily "Syria Times").
	www.syriantours.net /BeforeTraveling.asp (967 words)

	Syrian Pound - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Syrian Pound - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The monetary unit of Syria is the Syrian pound of 100 piastres (52.92 pounds equalled US$1; early 2006).
		Cyprus Pound, Egyptian Pound, Lebanese Pound, Pound Sterling, Punt, Syrian Pound
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Syrian_Pound.html (77 words)

	Calculator for Syrian Pound (SYP) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion
		The Syrian Pound is the currency in Syria (Syrian Arab Republic, SY, SYR).
		The Syrian Pound is also known as the Syrian Lira, Livre, and Livres Syrien.
		The Syrian Pound is divided into 100 piasters.
	coinmill.com /SYP_calculator.html (333 words)

	Syria travel guide - Wikitravel
		Syria (الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة Al-Jumhuriya al-`Arabiya as-Suriya, the Syrian Arab Republic [1]) is one of the larger states of the Middle East and has its capital in Damascus.
		For American citizens, the Syrian government has tightened restrictions and is requiring visas issued from the embassy in DC even if you are applying in the country you have residence in.
		Fair restaurant, lunch or dinner costs 300 Syrian Pound.
	wikitravel.org /en/Syria (2925 words)

	SyrianMall.com - Tourist Info About Syria economy in syria,Syrian industry,Syrian exports, Syrian imports,photos and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Syrian Arab Republic was born in 1946 in an ancient land swept for more than four thousand years by waves of conquerors.
		Syria is located in southwestern Asia, bounded on the north by Turkey, on the east by Iraq, on the south by Jordan, and on the west by Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea.
		Syrian livestock in the same period included approximately 762,000 cattle, 42,000 horses, 165,000 asses, 15.8 million sheep, 986,000 goats, and 16 million chickens.
	www.syrianmall.com /general.php (1975 words)

	Syria page
		During the second world war the French Syrian administration was at first part of the Vichy France pro-German sphere.
		During the 1991 Kuwait war Syrian troops were sent to Saudi Arabia, despite the Syrian regime being similar to that of Iraq.
		Despite the repulsive nature of the regime, and its alleged past activity in promoting such terrorist incidents as the attempt to blow up an Israeli airliner (as well as rumored involvement in the Pan American crash at Lockerbie), Syria seems to be an ally of the western powers at present.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/asia/syria.html (1095 words)

	About Syria - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
		The Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية;) or Syria (Arabic: سوريا;) is a country in the Middle East.
		Syrian writers, many of whom emigrated to Egypt, played a crucial role in the nahda or Arab literary and cultural revival of the nineteenth century.
		Those contemplating travel to Syria should determine if they or one of their relatives or acquaintances is sought by the Syrian authorities for being or having been in contravention of Syrian law.
	www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Syria.html (667 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Overview of Syria
		Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic, but in September 1961 the two entities separated and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished.
		Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April of 2005.
		General information about Syria and the Ministry is provided, along with country-by-country investment protection agreements and trade relations with Syria, Syrian exports and imports, export products by sector, and announcements on new legislation affecting commerce.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=173 (309 words)

	Syrian Embassy - Belgium
		This visa is attached to a list of the members of the tour group ; however, each individual in the tour group must also carry a valid passport.
		Customs agent at the Syrian border are permitted, according to their personal judgement, to authorise the entry of other objects for personal use mentioned above.
		It is possible, in all cases, to acquire detailed information concerning customs, transit formalities and recent change to customs regulations from Syrian embassies and consulates, and from the customs offices located on the Syrian boeder
	www.syrianembassy.be /English/Syria/info.htm (515 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::Global Investment House – Syria Economic & Strategic Outlook I – ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Currently, the Syrian currency is pegged to the US Dollar and it has two exchange rates, one fixed rate for public sector operations, and a flexible rate for private sector operations.
		The regulatory authority controls the money supply in the system and makes amendments to economic tools, guidelines, etc. Towards this end, the Syrian monetary authorities have very recently announced measures to bolster the Syrian pound, hit by international pressure on the country, and to slightly ease exchange controls in effect for decades.
		As a financial package, the moves announced by the government are clearly designed to bolster the pound and bring more dollars into the country and into its banks, boosting hard currency reserves.
	www.albawaba.com /en/countries/Syria/191576 (960 words)

	Exchange Rate Syrian Pound - US Dollar, USD to SYP
		This is the Syrian Pound Exchange Rate Calculator and is used to find currency exchange rates for any amount, not just the Syrian Pound.
		In fact, the Syrian Pound exchange rate may fluctuate many times during the day.
		Every attempt has been made to provide you with accurate Syrian Pound exchange rates, however, you should verify the accuracy of this US Dollar exchange rate information if your want to be absolutely sure.
	www.iraqidinar.org /Exchange-Rate-SYP.htm (192 words)

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