Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 8

21-February-2005

SYRIA

Planning Official Says Market Economy Is A Reality In Syria

A market economy has become a reality in Syria, according to the Director of the Syrian Planning Authority, 'Abd Allah al-Dardari. In remarks quoted in the press he explained that his countrys economy now had a relatively more liberal banking sector which admitted private banks, and free foreign trade was beginning to take root, citing the existing trade agreements signed...