SANCTIONS MAKE BUSINESS WITH SYRIA DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE
September 1st, 2012
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
The economic sanctions imposed on Syria last year by the United States and Europe to pressure Damascus to end its violent crackdown on protesters has made doing business in Syria difficult, especially financial transactions. But the sanctions are being evaded, with Lebanon a prime conduit for goods and capital outflows. Paul Cochrane reports from Beirut.
Just months after the uprising began in Syria in March 2011 the US imposed economic sanctions on the country, including a ban on using Visa and Mastercard in Syria, and even on ...
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