Launch of a New Investment System for Industrial Cities in Syria and Their Expansion This Year

New Investment System for Industrial Cities

The Syrian government has approved a package of legislative and customs facilities to stimulate industrial investment, as part of an official move to reposition the industrial sector and enhance its contribution to the national economy. The Ministry of Economy and Industry issued a special investment system for industrial cities under Resolution No. 432, comprising 26 articles aimed at simplifying procedures and enhancing legal guarantees, including the adoption of arbitration as a mechanism for resolving disputes. The system allows the ownership of industrial plots in installments over five years at specific prices, and adopts modern investment formulas such as public-private partnerships (PPP), with exemptions for imported production lines from customs duties. Furthermore, the establishment of five new industrial cities was approved in Idlib, Hama, Daraa, rural Idlib, and northern rural Aleppo, bringing the total number to nine industrial cities by the end of 2026.