What is the size of the Syrian deposits raised by Sharaa?

Salwa Baalbaki wrote in An-Nahar: Syrian deposits held in Lebanon form part of a larger problem related to the rights of both Lebanese and Syrian depositors.
Regarding the true size of these deposits, many sources deny that the numbers being circulated, estimated at tens of billions, are accurate or correct. The former head of the Banking Control Commission in Lebanon, Samir Hammoud, confirmed that the realistic number of Syrian deposits in Lebanon does not exceed three billion dollars, and is divided into two parts: the first dates back to the fifties and sixties when banks in Syria did not exist, and the second dates back to the period after 2002. Due to the lack of confidence in the Syrian banking system.

According to banking sources, Syrian deposits in Lebanon are part of the category of non-resident deposits, which are those belonging to foreigners, including Syrians. The size of Syrian deposits in Lebanon is estimated at between two and three billion dollars, which is considered much less than the numbers circulating in some political and media circles. For their part, the sources indicate that any solution to the problem of Syrian deposits will not be isolated from solving the problem of depositors in general, whether they are Lebanese or foreign. It also confirms that the funds that may return to Syria will not be deposited by the Syrian state, but will return to the depositing individuals.