Syria Focus
Half of all investment projects approved in Syria since 1991 were okayed last year
- The number of Investment projects that have been approved by the Higher Investment Council rose sharply in 2002, according to the head of the Investment Bureau (IB), Mustafa al-Kifri.
- Syria: Thursday, January 09 - 2003 at 17:13
Investment Higher Council set for changes
- The Investment Higher Council (IHC)is set for some changes that will aim at streamlining procedures and generalizing the one-stop-shop process.
- Syria: Saturday, November 09 - 2002 at 21:01 |
2003 budget expenditure to rise by 17.5 percent
- The Syrian government has set an expansionary 2003 budget with expenditures expected to rise by 17.5 percent to reach SYP420 billion (USD8.4 billion).
- Syria: Tuesday, October 08 - 2002 at 15:50 |
Cham Hotels makes first foray into Jordanian market
- Cham Hotels, the leading hotel chain in Syria, has signed an agreement with Jordan's Social Security Corporation (SSC) to manage two hotels in Jordan.
- Syria: Wednesday, September 25 - 2002 at 18:41 |
Syria's public industrial sector to be revamped
- Issam al-Za'm, Syria's minister of industry, has confirmed that the privatisation of the public sector was definitely ruled out by his government although it was set to enter into a deep reform process.
- Syria: Tuesday, September 10 - 2002 at 14:35 |
The first virtual university in the Middle East opens in Syria
- The Syrian Virtual University (SVU), the first of its kind in the Middle East, opened its doors in Damascus, on Monday 02 September.
- Syria: Tuesday, September 10 - 2002 at 14:34 |
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