Syria appoints new central bank chief after regime change
Maysaa Sabreen becomes first woman to hold governor position
Syria’s transitional government has appointed Maysaa Sabreen as the interim governor of the country’s central bank, making her the first woman to lead the institution since its foundation in 1953.
A department manager at the Central Bank of Syria told news agency Agence France-Presse on December 30 of the appointment. The official said Sabreen would lead the central bank “in a caretaker capacity” and did not specify when her tenure would end.
Since 2018, Sabreen has served as the first deputy
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