VOL. XLIII

No. 21

22-May-2000

SYRIA

Syria Passes Law To Boost Private Investment, Fights Corruption

Recent investment decrees and efforts to fight rampant corruption have underlined the Syrian Governments commitment to decentralizing the economy and making it more investor friendly. To improve the countrys investment climate, President Hafiz al-Asad has signed a decree to encourage local and overseas private investment, the official Syrian news agency, SANA, reported on 13 May. The new...