Reporting by Abdul Karim Ayoub; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- The North countryside of Homs is considered one of the most sources of U.S Dollar for the Central bank in Syria, almost USD 30 thousand go to regime-controlled areas in Hama city daily to be exchanged into Syria...

Syrian authorities on Thursday decided to raise the price of fuel, the official news agency SANA said, including petrol by 40 percent. The minister of internal trade and consumer protection issued the order for the price of a liter of petrol to be increased from 160 to 225 Syrian pounds (about...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- Exporting olive oil to Gulf Countries and Europe led to doubling its price 100% within 3 months. Eqtsad correspondent in Homs reported that the price of one 16-litre-can of olive oil is sold in the north countryside of Homs for SYP (20-25) thousand, while...

Reporting by Omar Sheikh Mohamed; Translation by Rana Abdul (Eqtsad)- Farmers in Daraa province in southern Syria have started to harvest their crops early this year, as they have for most of the years of the Syrian revolution. They harvest them early for fear of fires consuming them whether...