A reading map for Syria Investment Law 18/2021 and its executive instructions: how the file is built, who runs it, and seven gaps the available texts leave open.

Who Investment Law 18/2021 covers, in which sectors, and what it expressly excludes — presented article by article, naming what the text does not say. The 2021 text; twice amended, unseen.

What Law 18/2021 and its implementing instructions say about the investment licence: eleven documents, three stages, a thirty-day clock that pauses, and the appeal route.

Law 18/2021 sets up an Investor Services Centre as a single window. The by-laws describe two mechanisms: decide on the spot where authority is delegated, or write to the parent body.

What a licensed project in Syria is exempt from: rates, durations, conditions, and what voids an exemption, as stated in Law 18/2021 and its executive instructions.

A Syrian customs delegation visited Mersin port to study Turkish free zone management, as bilateral trade reached 3.

Turkish-Syrian trade reached 3.75 billion dollars in 2025, a 45 percent increase year-on-year, as both countries activate multiple border crossings and plan infrastructure upgrades to restore Syria's…

Syria's Ministry of Finance is designing a new tax system centred on simplicity, equity, competitiveness and neutrality, with business representatives and academics involved alongside IMF technical…

The Syrian Electricity Company has signed three power purchase agreements with Saudi Arabia's Al-Harfi Company to develop photovoltaic solar plants and battery storage systems targeting a combined…

The IMF projects Syria's economy to grow by more than 10% in 2026, supported by refugee returns and energy sector gains, while deep banking sector reforms remain the critical test for sustaining…

The Syrian Development Fund's Q1 2026 performance report shows $83 million in registered pledges and donations, with actual collections exceeding $41 million, signaling a shift from the foundation pha

Syria and Turkey signed a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement in Istanbul, targeting $10 billion in bilateral trade

The Syrian Ministry of Public Works and Housing has released its official monthly report for January 2026, documenting activities and projects across infrastructure, housing, and public services.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved two IDA grants totalling US$225 million to rehabilitate water infrastructure and strengthen primary health care across Syria, targeting 4.5 million

3D Construction Printing is a strategic solution for Syria's reconstruction: cutting costs by 50%, building homes in 24 hours, and recycling rubble for housing.

Strategic roadmaps for transit ($150M revenue), energy (600k bpd), tourism, agriculture, and real estate development.