Latest economic and financial news about Syria, currency markets, and regional economy updates.
The King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Works Center has allocated $4.03 million to rehabilitate more than 980 damaged homes in Aleppo, Rif Dimashq, and Deir ez-Zor and to fund winter assistance for over 53,800 people across five Syrian provinces.
Read More →The Central Bank of Syria has begun a pilot phase for internationally usable bank cards on the Mastercard network, completing a first cross-border payment at Dubai International Airport as it moves to reconnect the banking sector to global payment systems.
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An explosion on a gas line at the Tishreen station forced three power generation plants offline on 30 September 2026, cutting output and lengthening electricity rationing hours, the national electricity company said.
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The government ordered a 30 percent cut in fuel allocations for state vehicles as part of broader measures to curb non-essential spending, while shielding salaries, essential services, and emergency vehicles from the reductions.
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A Saudi company signed a 15-year, $3 million contract on 29 September 2026 to run the Jobar technical slaughterhouse in Damascus as a commercial facility, with equipping due within eight months.
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Syria inaugurated the second phase of the Arab Gas Line near Homs on 29 September 2026, adding 186 kilometers of pipeline to a network designed to move about 11 million cubic meters of gas per day.
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The European Union has allocated €60.2 million for Syria's recovery and agreed to prepare a new partnership deal replacing a 1977 accord, announced during the first visit by a top EU official to Damascus in 15 years.
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A Ministry of Economy and Industry decision on 29 September 2026 lets foreign firms dealing in vehicles, machinery, and tires register non-exclusive agencies and open branches in Syria, part of a push to attract foreign business.
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The Damascus Securities Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding on 29 September 2026 to widen cooperation, a step in Syria's return to regional capital markets.
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Japan's Foreign Ministry lifted asset-freeze measures on 16 Syrian entities on 29 September 2026, including the Commercial Bank of Syria, state oil companies, and the Defense and Interior ministries, while keeping sanctions on 59 individuals tied to the former government.
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