The Central Bank of Syria denied today, Thursday, 18 December, that it has set any official date to launch the new national currency.
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A source at the Ministry of Finance told Enab Baladi on 17 December that the official launch date for the new currency is 3 January 2026, explaining that all banks will close between 27 December 2025 and 2 January 2026.
A source at a private bank told Enab Baladi that an internal circular instructed banks to hand over the entire current cash stock in their possession to the Central Bank of Syria before the end of the month.
The source added that the new currency will begin circulating at the start of the new year, between 1 and 3 January, with two zeros removed from the current currency.
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