News Syria: Finance minister outlines reform strategy at Syrian-American Business Forum
Damascus, July 13 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh said on Monday the ministry was shifting from a revenue-collection model to one
News Syria: Syria joins cryptocurrency tracking and cybercrime financing seminar in Madrid
Madrid, June 28 (SANA) Syria’s Interior Ministry took part in a seminar in Madrid on tracking cryptocurrencies and combating cybercrime financing as part of efforts to strengthen international ...
News Syria: Syria Taps Raslan to Lead Central Bank
Syria's new central bank governor, Safwat Raslan, faces a daunting reconstruction task just as the U.S. moves to lift its state terror sponsor designation.
News Syria: Is Syria Ready for American Investment? First US-Syria Business Forum Tests New Economic Opening
Those who move early will be best positioned to benefit." [DAMASCUS] Government officials and Syrian-American business leaders gathered in Damascus on Monday for the first US-Syria Business Forum held ...
News Syria: Trump holds key to saving Syria's vanishing Christians in crucial White House meeting
The United States has a rare and decisive opportunity to safeguard Syria’s endangered religious minorities, as President Donald Trump meets with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House Monday ...
News Syria: Macron’s Damascus visit opens door to French investment in Syria - analysis
Banking assistance, transportation agreements, asset recovery, and corporate participation signal a shift from diplomatic outreach toward economic cooperation.
News Syria: Syria presents intellectual property strategy at WIPO assemblies in Geneva
Geneva, July 9 (SANA) Syria presented its strategy for strengthening intellectual property protection and supporting innovation during the 68th Assemblies of
News Syria: What Does Removing Syria from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Mean for Its Economy?
The US administration’s decision to begin the process of removing Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) - where it has remained since 1979 - marks the country’s most significant political and economic shift in decades. The designation was more than a political label; it served as the legal cornerstone of the extensive US sanctions architecture imposed on Syria. Its removal could reopen the door to trade, investment, and large-scale reconstruction.
News Syria: French-Syrian agreements mark new phase of economic cooperation, al-Qasimi says
Damascus, July.9 (SANA) The agreements signed during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus could pave the way for broader French investment and
News Syria: EU suspends key energy, banking sanctions on Syria: What we know
The European Union on Monday lifted several economic restrictions on Syria as the country looks to rebuild its economy under a new government following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad at ...
News Syria: Syria’s insurance sector: Cover opens up
Islamic banking set for solid growth From the early 1960s until mid-2006, the publicly owned Syrian Insurance Company (SIC) was the sole provider of policies – which until last year did not include ...
News Syria: Syria starts trials over deadly 2025 violence in Druze heartland
Government intervention on side of Bedouin tribes that clashed with Druze in Sweida last July triggered Israeli strikes; suspects include staff from defense, interior ministries ...
News Syria: The return of Syrian private-sector banking
PRIVATELY OWNED BANK branches are springing up fast among the fashion boutiques, coffee bars and internet cafés that line the leafy upmarket suburbs of Damascus. It’s a stark contrast to the situation ...
News Syria: Syria looks to jumpstart its tech industry
One young man fled the Syrian war as a teenager. He returned as a Stanford graduate student and a budding entrepreneur, to a country trying to jumpstart its tech industry. Syria is still struggling ...
News Syria: Building a Tech Industry in Syria From Scratch
Recently a few hundred people gathered at a Damascus hotel to discuss how to jump-start Syria's tech industry. That sector was basically non-existent during Syria's long civil war. Our correspondent attended the conference and met a young man who fled...
News Syria: Ethereum turns 10: From scrappy experiment to Wall Street’s invisible backbone
Ten years after launch, Ethereum has evolved from a scrappy experiment to the hidden infrastructure powering Wall Street’s next generation of finance. Major institutions from BlackRock to Robinhood ...
News Syria: At 10 years old, Ethereum's future is brighter than ever despite recent setbacks
The current Ethereum bull run has done a 180 from the last, fueled by institutions and digital dollars instead of meme coins and NFTs. Until very recently investors struggled to understand its purpose ...
News Syria: Cryptocurrency giant Binance opens trading access to Syria: What to know
Syrians will now be able to trade cryptocurrencies on the Binance trading platform, following the US decision last month to lift sanctions on the war-torn country. “Financial freedom should be for ...
