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A woman makes bread near Al-Yaroubia crossing in the province of Hasakah in this file photo November 10, 2013 (Reuters).
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2013 | Business
Abu Dhabi, Reuters—Syrian bank accounts frozen abroad are gradually being freed up for use to fund food purchases, the head of Syria’s General Foreign Trade Organization (GFTO) told Reuters on Sunday, with France being the most committed to releasing the money....
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An Indian laborer carries a sack of sugar at a warehouse in Jammu, India, on Thursday, August 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2013 | Business
Abu Dhabi, Reuters—Syria cancelled a tender to buy 276,000 tonnes of white sugar after receiving only one offer, its second major food tender failure in two weeks, as buyers continued to shy away from the country’s complex sanctions-hit payments system....
