Syria’s new rulers have inherited an economic disaster
A legacy of mismanagement and lingering sanctions will make it hard to rebuild the country
THERE ARE few tougher jobs in Syria. On December 30th the country’s interim government named Maysaa Sabrine to head the central bank. A former deputy governor of the bank and the first woman ever appointed to the job, her nomination sent two reassuring messages: that Syria’s new rulers recognise the need for technocrats, even those who were part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime; and they will not ostracise women from public life.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The road from ruin”
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