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Demand for Electricity Rose 5.9 Percent in 2009

Demand for electricity in Syria increased by 5.9 percent in 2009, according to the Public Establishment for Electricity Generation and Transmission. Read
 

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Q&A: Jon Ferrier, General Manager, Petro-Canada Palmyra

Petro-Canada Palmyra will be launching the Ebla gas processing plant within weeks. However, the Canadian company wants to see its business in Syria grow further. The Syria Report talks to Jon Ferrier, General Manager of Petro-Canada on his company’s ambitions and on the challenges it faces. Read

News
 

Agriculture&Water: KfW Provides EUR 50 million for Sayyida Zeynab Water Project

KfW, the German Development Bank, is providing EUR 50.2 million to finance the construction of a water sewage and network system in the Sayyida Zeynab district of Damascus. Read

Agriculture&Water: Reclaiming of Land on Euphrates to Add 23,000 ha of Cultivable Area

The state institution in charge of reclaiming lands in the Euphrates basin will add some 23,000 hectares of cultivable land in 2010 at a cost of SYP 9 billion. Read

Economy: JICA Provides USD 16 million in Grants

JICA, Japan’s International Cooperation Agency, is providing Syria with USD 16.27 million in grants to finance projects in the waste management, clean power and education fields. Read

Economy: Saleh Kamel Calls on Syrian President to Apply Correctionist Movement to the Syrian economy

Saleh Kamel, chairman and founder of the Dallah Al-Baraka Group, called on Syria’s President to apply a Correctionist Movement to Syria’s economy. Read

Finance: Central Bank Licenses 4 New Exchange Bureaus

The Central Bank of Syria has licensed 4 new money exchange bureaus. Read

Finance: EFG to Launch Private Equity Fund, Brokerage House in Syria

EFG-Hermes has announced plans to set up a private equity fund and a financial intermediary firm in Syria. Read

Finance: NBK to Open Syrian Affiliate

National Bank of Kuwait has received a preliminary approval from the Syrian and Kuwaiti monetary authorities to establish a bank in Syria, Ibrahim Dabdoub, Chief Executive Officer of NBK Group, said. Read

Finance: Gulf Finance House to Launch Islamic Lender in Syria

Gulf Finance House, a Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, is setting-up an Islamic bank in Syria in joint venture with local partners. Read

Finance: Financial Market Weekly Update: Markets Down for the Second Week in a Row

The DWX posted a weekly decline of 1.26 percent and closed at 1108.19 on March 4. Read                   

Finance: Popular Credit Bank loans go over SYP 59 billion in 2009

The loan portfolio of the Popular Credit Bank rose by 11.8 percent at the end of last year, according to AbdelRazzak Hassani, Director-General. Read

Oil&Gas: Syria to Buy Azeri Gas

Syria plans to purchase some 1-1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year from Azerbaijan starting in the middle of 2011. Read

  
B2B: Listing of the latest companies registered in Syria

Ten new companies licensed recently by the Ministry of Economy & Trade. Read

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Al Ahliah Transport

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Al Ahliah Vegetable Oil Company

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Arab Bank Syria SA

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Bank Audi Syria SA

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Byblos Bank Syria SA

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International Bank for Trade and Finance SA

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Syrian International Islamic Bank

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Syriatel

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United Group

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United Insurance Company

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