Latest economic and financial news about Syria, currency markets, and regional economy updates.
DP World has delivered three mobile cranes to Tartus, completing the first stage of an $800 million program to modernize Syria's second-largest port under a 30-year concession and lift cargo-handling capacity by 40 percent.
Read More →Forty-two canning facilities in Daraa have resumed production for the tomato harvest, aided by a cut in industrial fuel oil prices from $475 to $400 per ton and customs exemptions on machinery.
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The Al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq has handled 65,000 fuel tankers and 10,000 trucks moving some 329,000 tons of goods since it reopened in early April 2026.
Read More →Rehabilitating an oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria would take at least four years and cost no less than $15 billion (USD), two people familiar with the project say, well beyond an earlier US estimate of about two years.
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Syria says 682 infrastructure projects are ready for funding to rebuild schools, hospitals and services in return areas, with 120 priority communities that could bring back 65% of camp residents.
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Syria's Finance Ministry will begin auditing import declarations on October 1, 2026, after finding under-valued invoices that cut tax collection, and says it will publish the names of those who evade.
Read More →Three infrastructure projects worth 371 million Syrian pounds began at Hisyah Industrial City near Homs, laying roads, water, and drainage networks to ready 224 industrial plots across food and chemical zones for operation.
Read More →A leading Syrian digital payment platform published its commission ceilings on 17 August 2026, setting withdrawal fees at a maximum of 0.3% and deposits at 0.2%, down from 0.5% before the currency reform.
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Damascus International Airport receives the first direct flight from Berlin on 15 August 2026 as German carrier Sundair reopens scheduled links; a Berlin–Aleppo service is set to follow on 1 October.
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The 63rd Damascus International Fair opens 26 August 2026 with about 1,000 participants from 60 countries, led by a German delegation of 13 exhibitors. Last year's edition drew 2.261 million visitors and 935 billion SYP in deals.
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