Syrian Maysa Sabreen made first woman central bank chief: senior official

Sabreen, until recently the bank's first deputy governor, took her new position on Tuesday, said a department manager at the Central Bank of Syria who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. "We received an internal circular yesterday assigning Dr Maysa Sabreen to run the Central Bank of Syria in a caretaker capacity," he said. He did not say when her interim mandate was due to end. Sabreen, a Syrian banking expert, held the position of first deputy governor since 2018. She has also...