Amid international assurances that 90% of the people in Syria They live in poverty, and 60% of them suffer from food insecurity, in addition to the 7.78 million who did not have the number of doctors or medical facilities that met the minimum standards accepted globally, this American announcement came to make matters worse for the Syrians.
On Thursday, the US State Department confirmed that the net worth of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family is estimated at between one billion and two billion dollars.
Fake assets and opaque deals
And she said in a report she prepared at the request of Congress and published part of it, Thursday, while keeping the rest a secret, that she can only provide an “inaccurate estimate” of this wealth because she thinks that lion family Owns assets under fictitious names or through opaque real estate deals.
However, open information and estimates indicate that the Assad family’s net worth is between one billion and two billion dollars, according to what the ministry quoted non-governmental and media reports.
She noted that the Assad family runs a complex sponsorship system that includes front companies and front companies that the regime uses as a tool to access financial resources.
She also made it clear that this wealth is owned by the head of the Syrian regime, his wife, brother, sister, cousins, cousins and uncles, most of whom are subject to US sanctions.
While there is no information on the net worth of the three sons of Assad, the youngest is 17 years old.
Popular discontent amid the worst crisis
It is noteworthy that the US Congress had imposed sanctions on al-Assad and his family members to prevent them from conducting financial transactions, amid American calls to hold him accountable with the pillars of his regime.
The American announcement also sparked outrage on social media at the huge amount, while most of the Syrians are languishing in extreme poverty, as UN estimates confirmed that the Syrian people are living today in one of the worst economic crises.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, shocked the members of the Security Council, last January, by documenting figures that fully convey what is happening in Syria.
He stressed at the time that 90% of the people live in poverty, and 60% of them suffer from food insecurity, in addition to 7.78 million who did not have a number of doctors or medical facilities that met the minimum standards accepted globally.
He also explained that regarding 9 million Syrians out of regarding 22 million live in areas not under the control of the regime, including 5.6 million in need of humanitarian aid.
442 billion dollars in losses
He pointed out that despite the scarcity of correct numbers and official economic indicators, the existing statistics and reports indicate that the loss of the Syrian economy during the war years amounted to more than 442 billion dollars (according to ESCWA), stressing that a large part of it was the share of the gross domestic product, as The latter has lost nearly 54% of the level it was in in 2010.
He also pointed out that more than 90% of Syrian families have become dependent on expatriates’ money, on which the regime has become to a large extent dependent, amid the scarcity of foreign exchange in the country.
He also noted that in light of these catastrophic numbers, the economic situation remains completely linked to political developments.
He stressed that the current situation never bodes well, especially since the Syrian pound is facing more pressures.
For years, the country has been suffering from several crises, including fuel, energy and bread, in addition to the collapse of the lira, which has had catastrophic effects on all aspects of life in it, making it a life hard-earned.
