Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria
... neighbouring Lebanon. It has weakened the Syrian national currency and reduced potential investments in the recovery of the Syrian economy; more fuel was added to the fire when two explosions rocked the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, knocking out a key transhipment ... ... prices of food and other imported goods gone up as a result of the high sanctions risks and increased cost of logistics services. Caesar Act: Real Sanctions Unfortunately for Syria, the secondary U.S. sanctions under the "Caesar Act" quickly began ...