Central Bank of Syria
E294839
The Central Bank of Syria is the country's primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and managing Syria’s currency and foreign reserves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Bank of Syria canonical | 6 |
| مصرف سورية المركزي | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2750991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Bank of Syria Context triple: [Syrian pound, issuer, Central Bank of Syria]
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A.
Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt is the country's primary monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the banking sector.
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B.
Central Bank of Jordan
The Central Bank of Jordan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Jordan’s banking and financial system.
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C.
Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq is the country's primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and regulating the banking sector in Iraq.
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D.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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E.
Central Bank of Kuwait
The Central Bank of Kuwait is the country’s monetary authority responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and formulating monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Bank of Syria Target entity description: The Central Bank of Syria is the country's primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and managing Syria’s currency and foreign reserves.
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A.
Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt is the country's primary monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the banking sector.
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B.
Central Bank of Jordan
The Central Bank of Jordan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Jordan’s banking and financial system.
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C.
Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq is the country's primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and regulating the banking sector in Iraq.
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D.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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E.
Central Bank of Kuwait
The Central Bank of Kuwait is the country’s monetary authority responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and formulating monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
monetary authority ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| currencyManaged | Syrian pound ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Syrian government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Syrian banking system ⓘ |
| hasRole |
formulation of monetary policy in Syria
ⓘ
issuance of banknotes in Syria ⓘ issuance of coins in Syria ⓘ management of Syrian currency ⓘ management of Syria’s foreign exchange reserves ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Damascus ⓘ |
| industry |
central banking
ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCode | SYP ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| legalForm | state-owned institution ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Syria ⓘ |
| mandate |
maintain stability of the Syrian pound
ⓘ
support economic policy of the Syrian government ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Central Bank of Syria
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
مصرف سورية المركزي
|
| nativeNameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| oversees |
foreign exchange operations in Syria
ⓘ
payment systems in Syria ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Syrian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Syria
|
| performsFunction |
banker to the government of Syria
ⓘ
custodian of official foreign reserves of Syria ⓘ lender of last resort in Syria ⓘ management of exchange rate policy in Syria ⓘ regulation of money supply in Syria ⓘ |
| regionServed | Syria ⓘ |
| regulates |
banking sector in Syria
ⓘ
commercial banks in Syria ⓘ financial institutions in Syria ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
banking supervision in Syria
ⓘ
financial stability in Syria ⓘ implementing monetary policy in Syria ⓘ licensing banks in Syria ⓘ managing foreign reserves of Syria ⓘ price stability in Syria ⓘ regulating credit in Syria ⓘ setting key policy interest rates in Syria ⓘ setting reserve requirements for Syrian banks ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| supervises |
foreign banks operating in Syria
ⓘ
private banks in Syria ⓘ state-owned banks in Syria ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | government agency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Bank of Syria Description of subject: The Central Bank of Syria is the country's primary monetary authority, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and managing Syria’s currency and foreign reserves.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
مصرف سورية المركزي