Ammon News - Exchange shops workers confirmed that trading in the Syrian pound has stopped in the local market due to the situation that Syria has been witnessing since last week.

They noted that the exchange rate of the Syrian pound has dropped by 50 percent since the opposition factions began launching an attack against government forces in northern Syria.

Secretary General of Jordanian Exchange Association, Alaa Eddine Diraniyeh, confirmed that trading in the Syrian pound in the local market has been suspended since yesterday due to the political situation in Syria.

The exchange rate of the Syrian pound has decreased significantly, as it has decreased by 50 percent since the end of last week due to the opposition factions starting to launch an attack against government forces in northern Syria, Diraniyeh stated.