Economics and Policy Intent on supplying his government with arms, oil and food, Syrian President Bashar Assad has turned to Russian banks to access world markets, and the lenders could open more doors to him, despite a risk of isolation from the U.S. banking system. More from Reuters Lebanon’s impoverished class will suffer the most from the long-running Syrian crisis, the World Bank has said. More from The Daily Star Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region plans to build a second new oil export pipeline to Turkey within the next two years as it ramps up output independently of Baghdad. More from Reuters Morocco has secured a $895m loan from German state-owned bank KFW to part-finance two solar power plants totalling 300 megawatts worth an estimated €1.7bn. More from Reuters Companies and Business The National Bank of Abu Dhabi has said its nine-month net profit surged 13.8 per
