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Syria Central Bank Says Depositors’ Funds At Local Banks ‘Safe’

Footage taken on Sunday showed fighters rushing to stop looters at the central bank after the capital fell.

By Channels Television
Updated December 9, 2024
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Syrians wave national flags and carry a portrait of their president as they celebrate in the streets of the capital Damascus, a day after an election set to give the current President Bashar al-Assad a fourth term, on May 27, 2021. The election held yesterday in government-held areas was the second presidential vote in Syria since the start in 2011 of a war that has left over 388,000 dead. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

 

Syria’s central bank said Monday depositors’ funds in the country’s lenders were “safe” after rebels took the capital, and following chaotic scenes near some official institutions.

“We assure our fellow citizens dealing with all operating banks that their deposits and funds at these banks are safe and have not been and will not be exposed to any harm,” said a statement on the central bank’s official Facebook page.

AFP footage taken on Sunday showed fighters rushing to stop looters at the central bank after the capital fell, firing into the air to disperse people and sending them away from the building.

On Sunday, the rebels issued a statement saying “we emphasise the need to safeguard public and private property in the capital Damascus and the need to protect it”.

Violators risk “heavy penalties that could include imprisonment or a fine”, the statement added.

AFP

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