Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 5

1-Feb-2010

SYRIA

The Syrian Banking And Finance Sector

Syrias lack of integration with international markets allowed it to avoid much of the negative effects of the financial crisis. The Syrian government now has ambitious plans for the continued development of its banking sector, primarily through private banks, according to Syrian Finance Minister Muhammad Husain in an interview with The Syria Report, which has recently published a survey...