Latest economic and financial news about Syria, currency markets, and regional economy updates.
The International Monetary Fund, the European Investment Bank and the Islamic Development Bank held separate missions in Damascus within days of each other, as the government set a partnership forum with about 30 financial and development bodies for 17 November 2026.
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Building and renovation work in Daraa has slowed sharply as material and fuel prices climb, with labor wages up more than 200 percent and construction costs in Izra' roughly doubling since projects began.
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Syria has launched the first phase of a project to digitize more than 3.5 million property contracts, backed by about $2 million from the United States, aiming to protect ownership rights and support returning families.
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A committee decision bars all orange imports into Syria from 11 November 2026 through 31 March 2027, aiming to protect domestic growers as harvest-season prices fall below production costs.
Read More →Hama governorate launched an investment package worth about $1.5 billion on 11 November 2026, covering 11 contracts across housing, tourism and development, with officials calling them binding implementation agreements.
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An IMF expert team met the finance minister in Damascus on 11 November 2026 to prepare an Article IV review slated for early 2027, the first since 2009, alongside talks on tax, financial-sector, and subsidy reforms and clearing state arrears.
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Syria's finance minister and a European Investment Bank delegation met in Damascus on 11 November 2026 to weigh settling arrears and reactivating the bank after roughly 15 years, agreeing to pursue a debt settlement and a joint list of financing projects.
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An early frost has destroyed as much as three-quarters of potato fields around Idlib and damaged tomatoes, peppers and corn, leaving farmers with heavy losses and mounting debts as the agriculture ministry assesses the toll across several provinces.
Read More →A European Union discussion paper outlines reviving the long-stalled 2008 association agreement with Syria and channeling €620 million in aid and recovery funding for 2026–2027, ahead of a November 16 foreign ministers' meeting.
Read More →The governor of the Central Bank of Syria said negotiations are under way in Frankfurt with German financial institutions to reactivate the bank's accounts and resume banking relations with Europe, with results expected soon.
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