On August 2, the exchange rate of the Syrian pound fell to SYP 4,210 against the US dollar on the black market – its lowest rate since March 2021.Source: The Syria Report

Last month, the SyrPetro oil and gas exhibition and the CemTech cement conference were held in Damascus, highlighting potential up-and-coming local and foreign players within these industries.Source: The Syria Report

During a meeting in Beirut on July 28 and 29, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq’s agriculture ministers agreed to boost agricultural cooperation and discussed the prospects of establishing a joint company to market agricultural products from each countr…

The following profile provides an overview of the Baraa and Hussam Katerji, also known as the Katerji brothers, notorious war profiteers at the heart of the Syrian regime’s controversial oil dealings with the Islamic State.Source: The Syria Report

Over the past few months, the government has held several conferences for expatriates across Syria to encourage Syrians in the diaspora to invest in Syria. Expatriates voiced their demands to the government during the conferences, which saw the presenc…

On July 22, Hatay’s Deputy Governor Orhan Akturk visited the site of a new economic project that spans 50,000 square metres in the district of Afrin, located in the Aleppo governorate. Though Ankara’s interest in developing the economic landscape of Af…