VOL. XLVI

No 29

21-July-2003

SYRIA

REGIONAL BANKING

Syrian Banking Sector Offers Great Potential, But Further Reform Essential, Says Report

The Syrian banking sector offers great potential to new entrants, particularly in the areas of business credit, external trade finance and retail, but much remains to be done in terms of building a legal and regulatory framework and an overall economic reform program before this potential can be realized. These are the findings of a report published recently by...