How over-compliance limits humanitarian work on Syria -IMPACT - Civil Society Research and Development
Effects of COVID 19 on Syria.
The eruption of COVID-19 pandemic in mid-end March 2020 in the country has intensified the socio-econom-ic problems in the country. Alongside whole sectors of the economy paralysed by the effects of the pandemic COVID-19 such as tourism, transport or construction, salaries in the private sector were reduced of at least by 25 percent at the end of March 2020.11 In May 2020, the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, stated that the number of companies that were established and registered has reached 102 companies, between January and end of April, a decrease of 64 percent, compared to the same period in 2019.
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has
impacted on hawala liquidity and it is now proving increasingly difficult for NGOs to continue cash transfer programming, as well as pay vendors and staff, without functional hawalas in place"
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