Coffee purchase signals Syria's return to global finance after 47 years

Syrian Central Bank Governor Safwat Raslan shared a video of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa paying for coffee with a Visa card in Damascus, which is the nation's first international transaction in 47 years. This occurred just one day after the US took Syria off its 'state sponsors of terrorism' list. The decision to remove the country from this list is expected to encourage investment in Syria.