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The local council of Jarabulus has introduced a USD 200 fee for Syrians living in Turkey who want to enter Syria - for a period of up to 30 days - through the Jarabulus crossing in northern Aleppo. 

Syria and Russia have signed an agreement to strengthen economic cooperation and bolster joint investments. On October 28 and 29, the Joint Syrian-Russian Intergovernmental Committee for Scientific, Technical, Commercial, and Economic Cooperation met in Moscow to ink the deal focusing on infrastructure development (including transportation and public works) and the agricultural, industrial, and pharmaceutical sectors.

In recent months, Iranian investors have stepped up their presence within the Syrian economy, launching various projects in the agriculture and insurance sectors.

The Ministry of Finance's decision to withhold a SYP 562 billion loan to the General Establishment for Cotton Ginning and Marketing has led to acute delays in payments for cotton farmers.

Syria's Prime Minister Hussein Arnous recently inaugurated several projects in Aleppo in the electricity, housing, tourism, and grains sectors.

Some three-quarters of the revenues generated by the AANES come from crude oil production, a dependency seen as a weakness by officials from the administration.