Latest economic and financial news about Syria, currency markets, and regional economy updates.
Syria's import-export committee extended a ban on apple imports through the end of November 2026 and barred lemon imports from October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, citing the agricultural calendar and protection of domestic produce.
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Government ministers and more than 300 business figures from Syria and Lebanon convened in Beirut on 23 September 2026 for their first joint investment forum, targeting reconstruction, energy, and cross-border trade.
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Syria's road transport authority signed a $46.8 million contract with a Kuwaiti firm on 22 September 2026 to rehabilitate about 100 kilometers of the four-lane highway linking Damascus to the Jordanian border at Nasib, with work set to run for 400 days.
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Syria's finance minister courted development banks and Gulf funds at a UN roundtable in New York, pledging that reform would be measured by implementation and that the country would not become a haven for sanctions evasion.
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Syria's central bank is reactivating correspondent banking ties as seven groups signal interest in opening new banks, and the country lands a first invitation to a Federal Reserve-hosted conference in New York.
Read More →A technical mission from the International Monetary Fund began work at the Central Bank of Syria on 20 September 2026 to strengthen the country's monetary, financial, and external-sector statistics.
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Syria's Agriculture Ministry and a World Bank team reviewed preparations on 21 September 2026 to launch STAR, a grant-funded program aimed at boosting crop and livestock production, digitizing services, and strengthening food security.
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Syria and Uzbekistan have signed a memorandum establishing a joint economic and trade committee, aiming to boost Syrian exports and build partnerships in textiles, food, and light industry.
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Syria is reviewing a roughly $500 million road rehabilitation program with two Chinese firms and the Islamic Development Bank, alongside a national freight platform and cross-border corridors linking its neighbors.
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Syria and Iraq have agreed to connect their customs systems electronically to speed trade and transit, and to open the al-Tanf border crossing to passenger traffic once expansion and infrastructure work at both posts is complete.
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