Syrian GDP could decline by 60% in 2013 from its level at the start of the uprising over two years ago according to an expert panel brought together last week by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif and Lebanon’s Minister of Economy and Trade Nicholas Nahas were among the attendees of the meeting convened to discuss “The Implications of the Syrian Crisis on the Economies of Jordan and Lebanon.” (CONTINUED - 877 WORDS)
