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Syria's struggling economic recovery

WBUR

Published August 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM EDT

A lack of liquidity is hampering Syria’s economic recovery after years of corrupt dictatorship.

NPR’s Jane Arraf reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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