Quote Originally Posted by KeithD View Post
The banks accounts are just fine http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...tions-and-war/
I read the whole article..Looks very dodgy to me and large investors are gambling on Assad clinging on to power long term..Very dodgy indeed!
It also doesn't change the fact that they have been largely cut off because of international sanctions which has effected drastically money transactions both ways.
I doubt that those Syrian refugees are walking around laden with cash with ISIS at their heels!!

"Western Union" has become the only refuge for Syrians wishing to transfer money anywhere the world over—
yet great costs.

http://rozana.fm/en/node/12025