Syria Will Be ‘Gone” If Economy Rebuilding Falters
October 17th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on Syria’s economic future: After 13 years of civil war and six decades of dictatorship, Syrian officials tasked with restarting an economy that has resembled Cuba’s or North Korea’s insist that they need to build new institutions, and not rebuild those that led to the country’s collapse. Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy […]
Read more »Syria’s Quest To Build Its Own Silicon Valley
September 16th, 2025
Via Rest of World, a look at how tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country: At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some Syrians were quietly stocking their cupboards as rebel fighters marched south toward the city after seizing much of the rest […]
Read more »U.S. Firms To Develop Syria Energy Masterplan After Trump Lifts Sanctions
July 26th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on U.S. firms’ plans to develop a Syrian energy masterplan: Argent LNG, Baker Hughes, Hunt Energy form coalition for Syria energy masterplan Masterplan includes oil, gas exploration and power generation Syria’s energy infrastructure needs billions in investment Focus on areas west of Euphrates under Syrian government control U.S.-based firms Baker Hughes […]
Read more »DP World To Develop Syria’s Tartus Port Under Landmark 30-Year Agreement
July 20th, 2025
Via DP World, a report on DP World’s USD 800 million to modernise Tartus and support Syria’s recovery as a regional trade hub: DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus. As part of the agreement, DP World […]
Read more »Qatari Firms Pour Billions Into Syria’s Postwar Economy
July 7th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on Qatar’s investment interest in Syria: Qatar’s longtime support for Syria’s rebels is now translating into business deals. The latest is Baladna — the food and beverage firm I helped make famous after scooping their plan to fly cows to Doha during the 2017 embargo — which plans to invest $250 million in […]
Read more »Syria To Reconnect With Global Economy After 14 Years As Pariah State
June 14th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Syria’s plans to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions: Syria will be fully reconnected to the Swift international payment system “in a matter of weeks”, the country’s new central bank governor said, relinking the country to the global economy after […]
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