page_title: Central Bank of Syria
hierarchical_section_title: Central Bank of Syria
caption_attribution_description: English: Central Bank of Syria at Saba' Bahrat Square, damascus. العربية: مبنى مصرف سورية المركزي، في ساحة السبع بحرات، دمشق، سوريا.
context_page_description: The Central Bank of Syria is the central bank of Syria. The bank was established in 1953 and started operations in 1956. Its headquarters are in Damascus, with 11 branches in the provincial capitals. The objective of the bank is "to foster the stability, integrity and efficiency of the nation’s financial and payment systems so as to promote optimal macro economic performance".
  The CBS issues Syria's currency, the Syrian pound and sets the intervention price in the foreign currency market for the Syrian pound on a daily basis. The CBS exercises control over all banks operating in Syria.
context_section_description: The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) (Arabic: مصرف سورية المركزي‎, Masrif Suriat Almarkazi) is the central bank of Syria. The bank was established in 1953 and started operations in 1956. Its headquarters are in Damascus, with 11 branches in the provincial capitals. The objective of the bank is "to foster the stability, integrity and efficiency of the nation’s financial and payment systems so as to promote optimal macro economic performance".
  The CBS issues Syria's currency, the Syrian pound and sets the intervention price in the foreign currency market for the Syrian pound on a daily basis. The CBS exercises control over all banks operating in Syria.
caption: Central Bank of Syria on the Sabaa Bahrat Square in Damascus
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