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[00:00:05] facing a new challenge no does not include this
[00:00:27] on citizens? Yes, this matter should be regulated.
[00:00:32] control the monetary mass of dollars with
[00:00:39] between the depreciating lira and attempts to control the exchange market,
[00:00:42] the price of currency exchange, and a citizen
[00:00:46] repair fees and spare facing increasing living pressures There are vehicles parked that in a market where prices do not stop
[00:00:49] What guarantees that this changing.
[00:00:51] phase starting from Questions arise again about the future of the exchange rate and the ability
[00:00:54] of the Syrian economy to face challenges.
[00:00:59] period? Well, this In another file, the suffering of car owners extends from the fuel pump
[00:01:03] to maintenance workshops where costs rise
[00:01:06] and clear pricing is absent,
[00:01:09] turning the repair bill into an additional burden on
[00:01:13] citizens. We put these files under the microscope today
[00:01:16] in this episode of the Economic Monitor. Welcome,
[00:01:20] dear viewers. We start as usual with a tour of the most prominent economic news
[00:01:23] of this
[00:01:24] week.
[00:01:30] A committee should be formed The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria,
[00:01:33] Safwat Raslan, discussed with representatives of Commerzbank, the German bank,
[00:01:37] mechanisms to enhance banking cooperation between the two sides
[00:01:40] and provide more stable financial channels to support trade
[00:01:44] and investment exchange between Syria and Germany.
[00:01:48] The Central Bank reviewed the reforms it is implementing
[00:01:51] to develop the banking and monetary sector
[00:01:54] you are saying that they are already controlling activity, you must have and strengthen banking supervision and combat money laundering and terrorist
[00:01:58] financing. The meeting comes within the efforts of the Central
[00:02:01] Bank to expand communication with international banks
[00:02:04] and financial institutions and enhance confidence
[00:02:07] in the Syrian banking sector,
[00:02:10] control this which opens the door for broader banking cooperation during the coming
[00:02:13] period.
[00:02:17] The General Establishment for Roads
[00:02:19] channels in and Transport signed a contract with Al-Muhand
[00:02:22] it also affect Qatari Company for the rehabilitation and construction of a second branch
[00:02:24] of the Al-Busairi intersection road, Al-Tanf crossing,
[00:02:28] with a total length.
[00:02:32] and an estimated cost of up to 147
[00:02:37] to identify the million dollars. The Minister of Transport, Ya'rub Badr, affirmed that the project comes within a plan to rehabilitate
[00:02:41] to the citizen. the main axes of the central road network in Syria,
[00:02:44] which strengthens the country's position as a regional corridor
[00:02:48] for trade and transport. For his part, the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Yuseer
[00:02:52] Birnieh, clarified that the government has allocated large financial allocations
[00:02:54] for road and railway projects
[00:02:58] to support Syria's role as an economic and commercial
[00:03:02] hub in the region.
[00:03:04] The Minister of Finance, Muhammad Yuseer Birnieh, and the Minister of Public Works
[00:03:08] and Housing, Mustafa Abdul Razzaq, discussed ways to develop
[00:03:11] the social housing program and expand real estate
[00:03:15] financing to help provide affordable housing
[00:03:19] The meeting also addressed
[00:03:22] the stalled projects of the General Housing Corporation and the provision of facilitated
[00:03:26] loans, in addition to discussing mechanisms for financing new housing
[00:03:30] projects in various
[00:03:32] irregularities only exist in
[00:03:33] first of all, it's not known if this governorates. The two sides also discussed the development of real estate mortgage
[00:03:37] was agreed upon to accelerate
[00:03:40] the completion of these
[00:03:42] files.
[00:03:44] The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport announced that the International
[00:03:48] Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has lifted its previous
[00:03:52] warning regarding Syrian airspace, a step it described
[00:03:55] air traffic. The head of the Authority,
[00:03:59] Omar Al-Hasri, clarified that the decision allows airlines
[00:04:03] and civil aviation authorities to re-evaluate the use of Syrian
[00:04:06] airspace, which may contribute
[00:04:09] all of them are faults from to increasing air transit and encouraging
[00:04:12] and they are exploiting this more companies to resume Syria. Al-Hasri affirmed
[00:04:17] issue. This burden the continuation of coordination with international bodies to enhance confidence
[00:04:19] in the safety of air operations and expand regional
[00:04:23] and international
[00:04:26] but what is happening in air connectivity.
[00:04:32] economic mentality, and this is Syrian markets do not need official decisions for prices
[00:04:35] to rise. Sometimes a slight decline
[00:04:38] in the exchange rate is enough for its effects to extend to store
[00:04:45] the energy is responsible for this who controls him? shelves and family bills. For about a month now, the Syrian lira has fallen by more
[00:04:47] than 4%, bringing
[00:04:50] inflationary pressures back to the forefront.
[00:04:54] So, it is necessary to control the amount of dollars This decline quickly reflected on the prices of a number of imported
[00:04:58] goods and materials in the markets.
[00:05:00] Pressures on consumers, and with the escalation of challenges related
[00:05:04] to the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Syria
[00:05:08] car insurance moved to tighten control over currency exchange activities and financial transfers.
[00:05:12] The bank launched, during the current month
[00:05:16] and specifically on October 10,
[00:05:18] 2026, the first phase of its campaign
[00:05:21] to regulate the currency exchange market, issuing
[00:05:24] 755 warnings to shops
[00:05:28] and establishments practicing these activities without proper
[00:05:31] licenses. The inspection tours covered 11 Syrian
[00:05:35] governorates, a step aimed at giving
[00:05:38] violators a last chance to rectify
[00:05:41] their situations before moving to legal
[00:05:45] procedures. However, these warnings
[00:05:48] were only the first phase of a broader plan to re-regulate the currency
[00:05:52] exchange and transfer market. After the grace
[00:05:55] period granted by the bank to violators to rectify
[00:05:58] their situations, it announced the transition to the next
[00:06:04] October 18, which is the phase
[00:06:06] of enforcing legislation and taking legal
[00:06:10] measures against those practicing currency
[00:06:13] exchange and financial transfer activities without
[00:06:16] a license, whether they were previously warned or not. The bank also
[00:06:20] emphasized that violators will be subject to
[00:06:22] accountability and penalties stipulated
[00:06:25] in applicable laws. And only days
[00:06:29] after the decision came into effect, legal procedures began to be implemented
[00:06:32] on the ground, by documenting violations
[00:06:36] and taking direct measures against non-compliant
[00:06:40] individuals. In the first results of the implementation phase, the Central
[00:06:43] Bank of Syria confirmed that inspection
[00:06:46] tours resulted in the arrest of a number of violators
[00:06:49] who continued to practice currency exchange activities
[00:06:52] without a license despite previous warnings.
[00:06:55] The measures included the official documentation
[00:06:59] of arrests, the detention of violators, and the seizure of confiscated
[00:07:02] funds in preparation for referring the cases to the competent
[00:07:06] judiciary. For its part, the Central Bank of Syria emphasizes
[00:07:09] that continued control over the currency exchange market
[00:07:13] aims to protect dealers and enhance
[00:07:16] transparency, which contributes to supporting and stabilizing
[00:07:20] the financial sector. However, with all these
[00:07:23] measures, the question remains: will the prosecution
[00:07:26] of unlicensed money exchangers and transfers
[00:07:29] help alleviate pressure on the Syrian lira,
[00:07:33] or does exchange rate stability require a broader
[00:07:37] package of monetary and economic
[00:07:39] tools?
[00:07:46] To discuss this topic, we are pleased to host in the studio
[00:07:49] Dr. Muhammad Samer Al-Qassar, who is a professor of finance
[00:07:53] and banking at the Faculty of Economics at Damascus University. Welcome,
[00:07:56] Doctor. So,
[00:07:59] the Syrian citizen has been witnessing movements
[00:08:02] and fluctuations in exchange rates for days and does not
[00:08:06] know the reasons. In your opinion, what are the actual
[00:08:09] reasons that led to the recent decline in exchange rates? A very important question.
[00:08:13] There are two main parts to the reasons. There are external reasons beyond the will of the Syrian
[00:08:17] economy, and there are internal reasons. The larger weight
[00:08:21] is for external factors, which are economic disturbances around the world,
[00:08:24] disturbances in Europe, the Strait of Hormuz, the issue of the Bab
[00:08:28] al-Mandab Strait from time to time, the problems caused by
[00:08:31] some forces in Yemen towards the largest Arab
[00:08:35] oil-producing country, which is Saudi Arabia, the disruption of supply
[00:08:39] chains, and the global high prices as a result of this
[00:08:42] disruption. Our economy is more than half
[00:08:45] imported, let's be frank. Let's speak in a simple language that the citizen, the brother citizen,
[00:08:49] understands. If our economy is more than half imported,
[00:08:52] then any global increase in the prices of oil
[00:08:55] derivatives or imports will affect us.
[00:08:59] The container that used to come from China at a certain price is now multiplied by two
[00:09:03] or three as a result of the increase in insurance costs. All of this will be passed on to the final
[00:09:07] product, which is an input for us, raw materials and so
[00:09:09] on, and manufactured products. The internal part:
[00:09:13] The measures taken by the Central Bank of Syria to control
[00:09:17] the currency exchange market are putting some pressure on the exchange rate,
[00:09:19] meaning that for 60 years, the defunct
[00:09:23] economic system taught people to work in the black market.
[00:09:26] Everyone was forced to carry dollars, so there is a large
[00:09:30] part of the money exchange profession that most people,
[00:09:33] individuals, have learned. They have a certain economic
[00:09:37] activity in addition to money exchange. Now things are being controlled because
[00:09:40] the state is now managed with a central
[00:09:44] the correct way. How do you control the exchange rate? Of course, I am saying this because
[00:09:48] we ultimately want our lira's exchange rate to stabilize.
[00:09:52] I don't want it to be 13 today - sorry, 130 lira - then
[00:09:55] find it 135, then 140. The currency exchange market must be regulated.
[00:09:59] I am talking about macroeconomic, a state managing its economy correctly
[00:10:03] to achieve exchange rate stability.
[00:10:06] in circulation, whose size must
[00:10:09] be known to estimate the exchange rate by the central bank. Notice
[00:10:13] now there is always a difference between the official exchange rate, 122,
[00:10:16] and the parallel market rate. Do you think, since you
[00:10:19] mentioned the central or official exchange rate, do you think
[00:10:23] it is time to adjust the rate
[00:10:26] for the central bank? My personal
[00:10:29] opinion is very correct. After work, after there is control over exchange
[00:10:33] activities, over unregulated and unlicensed exchange
[00:10:37] activity, the central bank will have to close this gap little by little. This is for
[00:10:40] sure. Now, no matter how much you can, if we cannot control the parallel
[00:10:44] market, there will be no official rate that will keep
[00:10:48] chasing the black market rate, or in other words, the parallel market. It's not
[00:10:51] a process. You have to control it. So,
[00:10:57] the Syrian lira, then balance the gap. In addition,
[00:11:00] as a central bank, when I work now, here we have moved from monetary
[00:11:04] policy, we must link it with economic policy. Our economy
[00:11:07] is heading towards productivity, increasing production, the volume of production,
[00:11:11] Little by little, we reduce our reliance on imports, because
[00:11:15] you know, madam, half of the economy's needs
[00:11:19] There is always pressure. Indeed, we are heading
[00:11:22] towards the ranks of international countries.
[00:11:26] Major Gulf countries and all countries have accepted Syria
[00:11:29] as a banking system. Now there is SWIFT movement and so on. It is necessary to
[00:11:33] regulate the rhythm, and the most important point is compliance, the issue of money
[00:11:37] laundering. I mean, when I have unregulated money exchange activity
[00:11:40] by the central bank, there may be funds from the remnants, unregulated
[00:11:44] funds whose source is unknown, entering the veins of the economy
[00:11:47] and leaving through it. So this must be controlled. Do you think the central bank
[00:11:51] is actually taking serious steps in this regard?
[00:11:55] Of course, and big ones. Even now, you know, when the decision came out to
[00:11:59] stop unlicensed exchange activities, they issued
[00:12:02] warnings at the beginning to 722 businesses. After the warning,
[00:12:06] there was a grace period, then now there are legal procedures.
[00:12:09] I mean, sometimes shops are closed, sometimes legal action
[00:12:13] is taken, that is, if you want to practice money exchange
[00:12:18] a license. And I repeat, in the event that these experiences should not be thrown
[00:12:22] away. They should gather together, form a money exchange company, and get licensed again. What's
[00:12:25] the problem? Of course, this may sound easy in theory, but practically,
[00:12:29] those who want to stay in this field and see it as economically
[00:12:32] viable should form a cartel, gather together, and form a company. Why not? So,
[00:12:36] in your opinion, as a citizen, when I see such a measure from the central bank,
[00:12:40] does it really strengthen my confidence in the banking
[00:12:44] the state? I mean, could
[00:12:47] banks or opening bank accounts later? Well,
[00:12:51] the good thing, you know, in mid-2015, the former
[00:12:53] governor issued a decision that any cash deposit,
[00:12:57] no matter how large, a cash deposit in dollars,
[00:13:00] in Syrian lira, in any foreign currency, and Syrian lira, you can deposit
[00:13:03] it and withdraw it as it is, with zero cost.
[00:13:06] And this matter is still in effect until now. Of course, it's
[00:13:10] great. Now, many expatriates are returning and saying, "Where do I go to
[00:13:13] open an account, and when do I withdraw it?" Many
[00:13:17] people tried this to see if this decision was actually implemented or not.
[00:13:21] It actually built confidence. So, imagine when we, as a state, regulate
[00:13:25] the currency exchange market in this way, it will give a great
[00:13:29] deal of credibility and will control the fluctuations in the exchange
[00:13:33] rate and the gap between the official rate
[00:13:35] and, let's say, the parallel rate. It won't eliminate
[00:13:39] the gap, but it will control it to a great extent. Here, I mean, this gap, we
[00:13:42] always, there might be certain percentages that must be maintained. Can you
[00:13:46] give us an idea of how much the percentage is known internationally,
[00:13:49] for example? Internationally, it's known, I mean, it shouldn't exceed
[00:13:52] 0.0 something, 1%.
[00:14:06] The Saudi Riyal or the UAE Dirham. Of course, we aspire
[00:14:09] to this level. Someone comes and says, we have a weak and fragile economy in Syria.
[00:14:13] No, we are going in this direction. We are going in this direction. Can we reach
[00:14:16] fixed exchange rates, and great
[00:14:19] stability? 100% fixed? We can't, no one can fix it, but
[00:14:23] there are very small margins. And when, Madam,
[00:14:26] when I, as an investor, or I, as an expatriate returning, or I, as a Syrian
[00:14:30] citizen, see my lira's exchange rate stabilized
[00:14:34] with very small margins of change, I will trust it, and it must be
[00:14:37] for the foreseeable future. But we, I mean, thank God,
[00:14:40] it's written for us to live through the effects of some
[00:14:44] crises. Thank God, we have finished with the internal economic crises
[00:14:47] and wars, and by the grace of God,
[00:14:51] the world now is terrifying, I mean, and we must be
[00:14:55] affected. So the potential is very high, and this is what the world sees.
[00:14:59] We hope so. Thank you, Dr. Samer
[00:15:02] Qassar, Professor of Finance and Banking at the Faculty of Economics
[00:15:06] at Damascus University. Thank you for this.
[00:15:07] Thank you.
[00:15:16] In Syria, there is a market where the citizen
[00:15:19] pays the price before knowing
[00:15:22] the price. A market that is not governed by clear
[00:15:25] pricing nor controlled by effective oversight. It is
[00:15:28] the car maintenance market. Whoever escapes
[00:15:32] the fuel crisis may not escape the repair bill,
[00:15:36] and whoever overcomes the problem of non-conforming gasoline
[00:15:39] finds himself
[00:15:43] less harsh than at the doors
[00:15:46] of workshops. During the past period,
[00:15:49] fuel-related malfunctions caused damage to thousands
[00:15:53] of vehicles, starting another journey of
[00:15:56] suffering, a journey titled expensive
[00:15:59] spare parts and maintenance fees
[00:16:03] that vary greatly between one workshop and another
[00:16:07] in the absence of a clear reference that sets prices
[00:16:10] and protects the consumer. Has car
[00:16:14] maintenance in Syria become a burden that exceeds
[00:16:18] the owners' ability? And who will put an end to the chaos in
[00:16:23] parts? To shed light on this issue, we heard the opinions
[00:16:27] of a number of citizens and workshop owners. We follow in the next
[00:16:31] report. He took 50 dollars for his labor,
[00:16:34] and the parts and the gasket set, all of them
[00:16:37] with the daily wage, of course. I've been repairing it for a week, and it cost 300
[00:16:41] dollars. By God, repairs are expensive, and there are no parts. How
[00:16:45] do you work? You work. You come and fill up with diesel, you know. You put
[00:16:49] the price of diesel, brother, or my pump broke. It cost
[00:16:52] 200 dollars. Most people have parked their cars. They don't have money to repair
[00:16:56] them. I mean, those with small repairs are repairing them. Those who don't have money, by God, many people
[00:16:59] have parked their cars. They don't drive them, they don't have money to repair
[00:17:02] them.
[00:17:05] Indeed, from one mechanic to another, the
[00:17:08] prices differ. One is a master, one is not, and one
[00:17:12] is like a doctor, diagnosing, meaning they diagnose
[00:17:15] and rather, to find out
[00:17:19] the fault, they have to disassemble the engine. And this difference
[00:17:22] is just, on the contrary, a positive thing, not a negative one, because
[00:17:25] it creates competition in the market. Of course, it varies from place
[00:17:28] to place. Of course, there is an engineer,
[00:17:31] a graduate. You have an ordinary
[00:17:34] mechanic. You have old experience. You have
[00:17:38] new students, their heads and feet are confused. They guess.
[00:17:40] In repairs, it also has its price. It differs from place to place.
[00:17:44] It definitely differs from car model to car model. These
[00:17:47] things, you know. It's like German cars, of course,
[00:17:50] they will differ from Korean cars in terms
[00:17:53] of repair, you know. And every car
[00:17:56] has a principle. I mean, you also, in the end, if you want to disassemble
[00:18:00] an engine, disassemble this and that, it all has certain fees.
[00:18:03] And
[00:18:07] to talk more about this topic, we are pleased to host in the studio
[00:18:10] Mr. Maher Al-Aazat, who is the Vice President of the Consumer
[00:18:14] Protection Association in Syria. Welcome, Mr. Maher.
[00:18:18] As we noticed in the report, there is
[00:18:21] a rise and variation in prices for
[00:18:24] wages and even car parts. Have
[00:18:27] you also noticed these increases
[00:18:31] recently, or have you witnessed an increase in complaints about this matter? Good
[00:18:35] evening, and may God grant you health. Today, we have many complaints,
[00:18:39] but today, people with weak
[00:18:42] consciences and sick souls are more
[00:18:46] than that. And unfortunately, Syrian society has become
[00:18:49] that way. Of course, today's survey that you
[00:18:53] were just showing is a reality.
[00:18:56] The brother says he is an engineer, a doctor, sorry. These
[00:19:00] terms are what they put, but
[00:19:04] where are the controls? Today, a person puts his car with a technician,
[00:19:10] man is paid or is familiar with the job.
[00:19:14] The needy person doesn't know what the situation is. And today,
[00:19:17] people are repairing their cars two or three times, and there are no
[00:19:21] controls in Syria. In every governorate,
[00:19:24] there should be an association to control, but it is controlling
[00:19:27] the professionals and not
[00:19:31] defending the Syrian citizen.
[00:19:34] Today, besides the fact that people have started using the gasoline
[00:19:37] issue, the diesel issue, they took it
[00:19:40] as an excuse, and people got a blessing, as they
[00:19:43] say. It came from God. No, it came
[00:19:47] at a bad time,
[00:19:50] situation. We, as long as prices have been liberalized, and we are
[00:19:54] in open markets, not sick consciences,
[00:19:58] today sick consciences vary
[00:20:01] from person to person, and unfortunately, you hear
[00:20:04] prices, everyone wants to talk in dollars. Yes, well. Let's
[00:20:07] come to the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Protection.
[00:20:11] Can it control these prices?
[00:20:14] The craftsman who has no conscience or didn't work properly,
[00:20:20] There isn't. Do you think the existence of agencies, car
[00:20:23] agencies, will limit this crisis?
[00:20:26] And externally, I mean, in neighboring countries, in your opinion, based on your knowledge
[00:20:30] and experience, how is this market controlled? There, they have
[00:20:33] agencies. We have agencies for cars that come out from them. But
[00:20:37] for used cars that they brought,
[00:20:40] no one controls
[00:20:42] them. They have no warranty. So, how did the Ministry
[00:20:46] of Economy allow them to enter this country?
[00:20:50] What is the standard for what you brought in?
[00:20:52] Yes. How do you hold the citizen accountable? I hold
[00:20:56] the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Interior
[00:20:59] Trade responsible for controlling these matters.
[00:21:03] But the citizen is in a disaster. So, I mean, in your opinion, to what
[00:21:07] extent did these recent malfunctions
[00:21:10] that appeared due to adulterated gasoline
[00:21:13] بسبب البنزين اعباء
[00:21:17] I mean, when a citizen bought a car,
[00:21:20] I mean, supposedly, sorry, a citizen bought a car after his wife's
[00:21:23] trips.
[00:21:26] Now he can't afford to repair this
[00:21:29] vehicle.
[00:21:33] cannot be repaired to move. So, who is
[00:21:36] to blame?
[00:21:39] workshop is reliable?
[00:21:42] So, regarding solutions,
[00:21:45] I mean, importing parts,
[00:21:49] do you think parts should be imported according to certain specifications
[00:21:52] to reduce problems? This is what should be done, to import
[00:21:56] parts according to specifications and be
[00:22:00] original. And not, sorry,
[00:22:03] a photocopy. People should know its source.
[00:22:06] I mean, today, someone was told, "a head gasket, engine
[00:22:10] removal." It's not known, like someone going to do any
[00:22:13] operation. It's not known what
[00:22:17] he used.
[00:22:20] from administrative units in all Syrian
[00:22:23] governorates
[00:22:25] to control these irregularities
[00:22:28] and obligate them for any violation. As for
[00:22:32] wages, if we are talking about workers' wages,
[00:22:35] do you think that a worker who gets paid daily
[00:22:39] is actually getting a fair wage? I mean, since
[00:22:44] the picture, and there is an exploitation. The employer is the one
[00:22:48] who decides the wages. As for the worker,
[00:22:52] may God help him. Yes. So, how can
[00:22:55] you, from your side as consumer protection,
[00:23:00] issue initially? I mean, can
[00:23:03] campaigns be directed? The Ministry
[00:23:07] of Internal Trade and Consumer
[00:23:10] Protection should
[00:23:14] now control these matters
[00:23:17] and listen to the people's grievances. It's not about
[00:23:21] referring them to courts. The committees
[00:23:24] should have experience
[00:23:27] mistake and do justice
[00:23:31] This is the solution now, the immediate
[00:23:35] measure. So, I mean, there is absolutely no current oversight
[00:23:38] on there is no oversight except through
[00:23:42] complaints. And if the complaint is not handled, sorry,
[00:23:45] the monitoring elements
[00:23:48] are referred to the law. And the citizen can neither
[00:23:52] afford lawyers' fees nor
[00:23:55] can he afford car repair fees. And the burden
[00:23:59] has increased. May God help him.
[00:24:03] So, if we want to talk again about the issue of neighboring
[00:24:07] countries and the experiences of neighboring countries, if you have any idea
[00:24:11] about how, they only have
[00:24:13] agencies, nothing else, within agencies and within centers that protect
[00:24:17] their name. But these
[00:24:22] the Syrian Arab Republic. Yes,
[00:24:26] yes, this matter must be addressed immediately.
[00:24:29] So, regarding the recent
[00:24:32] incidents that occurred regarding
[00:24:34] the damage that occurred due to adulterated gasoline,
[00:24:38] do you have any official figures on the damages that
[00:24:42] occurred or the number of cars? We hear
[00:24:45] numbers, of course, there are no existing statistics
[00:24:48] because there is no data between governorates.
[00:24:51] But the naked eye
[00:24:54] sees faults. If a person goes to see the existing workshops,
[00:24:59] gasoline. And today, the diesel crisis and diesel
[00:25:02] fraud and gasoline fraud are a catastrophic
[00:25:07] falls on the Ministry
[00:25:10] of Energy. There should be
[00:25:14] regulating laws on this matter.
[00:25:17] I mean, there is a shortcoming from the Ministry of Energy and also
[00:25:20] the Ministry of Internal Trade also?
[00:25:24] For example, the Ministry of Internal Trade has nothing to do
[00:25:27] with fuel prices and so on. No, I mean, we are talking about a complete
[00:25:30] chain that starts from the Ministry of Energy, but
[00:25:35] defect in the issue
[00:25:38] of the defect in diesel and gasoline.
[00:25:41] Well, didn't you hear the minister
[00:25:44] explain that there was a mix-up?
[00:25:47] What is the citizen's fault?
[00:25:51] In all countries of the world, the government
[00:25:55] guarantees every citizen. Do you think activating
[00:25:58] could limit the issue of insurance?
[00:26:02] Any insurance decision for any vehicle
[00:26:07] clause that you mentioned about adulterated gasoline. How will
[00:26:10] the insurance company file a lawsuit against the Ministry of Energy
[00:26:14] to make us happy? And their percentage is small.
[00:26:17] Yes, yes, I mean,
[00:26:21] it's purely governmental.
[00:26:26] Oh. Well,
[00:26:30] and then today we hear about many malfunctions in electric
[00:26:33] cars, malfunctions in this and that. So, what guarantees
[00:26:37] these imported cars? What is their warranty
[00:26:41] in the existing companies today? There are no agencies
[00:26:45] for all the imported cars that are zero-mileage. So, what's
[00:26:48] the point of non-zero-mileage cars? What's the warranty? I mean, why are the showrooms
[00:26:51] that bring these cars not forced
[00:26:55] to also sell maintenance contracts
[00:26:58] for a certain
[00:27:02] is what is happening. They put maintenance for zero-mileage
[00:27:05] cars for the existing companies. But
[00:27:08] the Ministry of Internal Trade and the Ministry
[00:27:12] of Economy should ensure that these cars come
[00:27:15] with maintenance and a warranty.
[00:27:19] Yes, indeed. The Syrian citizen.
[00:27:22] Yes, definitely. Thank you, Mr. Maher Al-Aazat, Vice
[00:27:26] President of the Consumer Protection Association in Syria. Thank you for this addition.
[00:27:29] And you were our guest on Al-Rasid. I
[00:27:32] thank you, and I hope our conversation
[00:27:36] can be broader, but time is limited. Thank you very much.
[00:27:40] You honored us. And here, dear viewers, we reach
[00:27:43] the end of this episode of the Economic Monitor. We thank you for your good following,
[00:27:47] and we will meet you next week in a new episode and a new economic
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