Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages.

Donna Anderson, who heads corporate governance at T. Rowe Price and has been a powerful voice on a range of hot-button topics in the investment world, intends to retire at the end of this year, the asset manager told Reuters.

Qatar has begun supplying Syria with gas through Jordan, state media in the Gulf country reported on Thursday as the interim government in Damascus battles economic instability and power cuts. The Qatar News Agency said the move comes as a "gesture that aims to address the country's severe shortage in electricity production and enhance its