Remittances support poor Syrian families during Ramadan. Since the beginning of the month of Ramadan, financial remittances coming to Syrians residing in regime-controlled areas have doubled.
The majority of remittance coming to Syria come from the countries of Turkey, Germany, Norway, the Emirates and Qatar. There are no accurate figures for the volume of financial transfers arriving in Syria through individuals and humanitarian associations. Former Minister of Economy Lamia Assi had previously estimated that the total daily remitances received into areas under regime control amounted to about $6 million.