{"id":18360,"date":"2025-06-03T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18360"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:13:38","slug":"damascus-stock-exchange-relaunched-as-private-firm-to-signal-syrias-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/03\/damascus-stock-exchange-relaunched-as-private-firm-to-signal-syrias-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Damascus Stock Exchange Relaunched as Private Firm to Signal Syria&#8217;s Economic Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Monday morning, Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yasar Barnea rang the opening bell of the Damascus Stock Exchange, officially relaunching it as a private company. The move is intended as a signal that \u201cthe wheels of the Syrian economy have begun to turn\u201d and that Syria aims to offer the lowest tax rates in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1558\">In a formal ceremony attended by members of the transitional Syrian government, business leaders, and economists, trading resumed in Yaafour, a suburb of Damascus, after a six-month suspension. The halt had been implemented to evaluate the operational and financial health of listed companies, address damages and losses, and combat risks of money laundering and fund manipulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1768\">Minister Barnea said that reopening the exchange is a message of economic revival, with the Damascus Stock Exchange (DSE) rebranded as a private entity and future hub for economic development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-24\" data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1986\">\u201cOur economic vision is rooted in justice, equity, and private sector leadership. We are embracing digital transformation, easing business operations, and unlocking promising investment opportunities,\u201d Barnea said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2187\">Trading will initially be limited to three days a week, following a full regulatory review and implementation of strict compliance measures to ensure transparency and anti-money laundering standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2502\">In remarks to Al-Watan, Barnea revealed that Syria will now have the lowest tax burden in the region and announced an investment forum mid-June to be attended by Saudi companies and investors, presenting projects in infrastructure, finance, energy, water desalination, agriculture, and industry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17693\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11555-1.jpg\" alt=\"On Monday morning, Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yasar Barnea rang the opening bell of the Damascus Stock Exchange, officially relaunching it as a private company. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11555-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11555-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11555-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A First Step Toward Economic Revival in Syria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2553\">A First Step Toward Economic Revival<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2555\" data-end=\"2771\">Barnea noted that relaunching the exchange without waiting for full legal reforms was necessary to revive market activity and send positive signals, while continuing parallel work on structural modernization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-25\" data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2935\">\u201cWe aim to turn Damascus into a functional, modern stock market with thousands of shareholders and foreign investors\u2014not just the modest numbers we have today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3177\">The government\u2019s plan is to transform the exchange into a center for digital transformation, innovation, small and medium enterprise development, corporate governance, and transitioning family businesses into shareholding companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"3179\" data-end=\"3507\">Central Bank Governor Abdelkader Housaria added that the bank will ensure safeguards for serious foreign investment, repatriation of profits, and protection against speculative \u201chot money.\u201d He emphasized that the DSE will now diversify its offerings to include stocks, bonds, and Islamic instruments (sukuk).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3556\">Massive Investments on the Horizon<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3803\">In comments to Al-Quds Al-Arabi, former head of the Syrian Securities and Financial Markets Commission Abed Fadliyah described the DSE as an emerging market that previously hosted trading for only 28 out of Syria\u2019s 52 public companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"4044\">He said the relaunch represents a first step in reviving Syria\u2019s stalled economy, adding that large-scale investments\u2014especially from Qatar and Saudi Arabia\u2014are already in the pipeline, including $7 billion in recent contracts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4341\">Fadliyah said that for real growth, production must resume, currently stalled due to weak consumption caused by low income levels. He expressed optimism that the economy would rebound soon, especially if Western sanctions are fully lifted and Syria rejoins the SWIFT banking network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"4343\" data-end=\"4597\">He noted that while stock trading in Syria was technically open to foreigners, participation was almost exclusively Syrian. However, expected increases in listed companies and foreign interest could finally open the exchange to international markets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18162\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5551.jpg\" alt=\"Syria\u2019s Finance Minister relaunched the Damascus Stock Exchange as a private company, presenting it as a cornerstone of the country's economic revival. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5551.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5551-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5551-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gulf investments Syria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"4599\" data-end=\"4911\">During the Assad regime, no foreign investors actively participated in DSE trading, despite the listing of joint Arab and foreign-owned firms like Fransabank, Emirates Insurance, Syrian-Kuwaiti Insurance, Bank Al-Sham, Al Baraka Syria, and Cement Al-Badia, as well as telecom giants Syriatel and MTN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-22\" data-start=\"4913\" data-end=\"5293\">On the relisting of Syriatel and MTN, which have been under judicial guardianship since before the fall of the previous regime, Fadliyah clarified that the state does not own the shares, though it has de facto control, with state-appointed monitors working within company management. He noted trading in their stocks has remained minimal due to their unusual legal status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-23\" data-start=\"5295\" data-end=\"5534\">He dismissed allegations that the recent six-month suspension of the exchange was related to money laundering controls, explaining that trading volume was historically low, and such activities were virtually absent from the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Monday morning, Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yasar Barnea rang the opening bell of the Damascus Stock Exchange, officially relaunching it as a private company. 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