Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 11

16-Mar-2009

syria

Syria Opens Damascus Securities Exchange

The Syrian government on 10 March officially launched the start of trading on the Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) after a trial period of a few weeks. Inaugurating the new bourse, Syrian Minister of Finance Muhammad al-Husain said the Syrian economy was entering a new phase in its determined drive to complete its economic reforms, despite the global financial crisis. The minister added that the...