The Levant has lost billions to capital depletion and disrupted regional trade due to the war.
![Countries most affected by the war have borne the brunt of the direct economic costs of it [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122282938860734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Maros Ivanic is an economist with the Agriculture and Rural Development team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank where he analyses issues related to international trade and poverty.
The Levant has lost billions to capital depletion and disrupted regional trade due to the war.
![Countries most affected by the war have borne the brunt of the direct economic costs of it [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122282938860734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)