With the bolívar down sharply and access to official dollar rates limited, most Venezuelans now turn to crypto-based markets for foreign currency amid sanctions and persistent inflation. Rising ...

Damascus, Dec. 31 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 293 of 2025 concerning the launch of the new Syrian national currency, effective beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Under the decree, existing ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled the country's new banknotes at a ceremony in Damascus on Monday, removing images of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad in a ...

Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest. The protests began on Sunday after ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Iran’s Central Bank governor resigned Monday as the rial plummeted to a record low, sparking protests by merchants ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s currency has plunged to new lows as the country struggles with the economic aftershocks of the war with ...

2026 will be the year when US dollar dilution—the quiet erosion of its global dominance as countries trade and pay in alternatives—starts to build momentum. The more Washington uses the dollar as a ...

Syria’s central bank on Sunday announced the executive instructions for introducing a new Syrian currency, launching a monetary reform that includes removing two zeros from the pound and allowing a 90 ...

The Council today agreed its negotiating position on key proposals to strengthen the euro currency by enabling the introduction of a digital euro and by better clarifying the legal tender status of ...

Iran’s currency depreciated to record lows against the dollar this week as multiple challenges including oil sanctions, regional tensions and spiraling inflation plague the economy. The greenback was ...

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