Syria and World Bank to set up recovery and rebuilding fund
Source: The National
🇸🇾 Syria: market & economy news today
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Syria, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Syria investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2022) | -0.2% | The economy is shrinking. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 13.6% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2022) | $1,057 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Exports (2022) | 6.8% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
SARAB pay homage to war victims in Syria, Gaza on new album
Franco-Syrian five-piece SARAB, or mirage in Arabic, make what can be described as poetic punk rock, blending guitar-heavy riffs with classical Arabic sounds and socially conscious lyrics.
Source: France 24
Syria to provide alternative route for Iraq’s oil exports
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Syria is providing a path for Iraqi petroleum exports to circumvent the dangerous Strait of Hormuz, with a fleet of tanker trucks lining up to transport oil
Source: Iraqi News
Syrian official denies Saudi Arabia asked Damascus to deploy troops in war with Houthis
Source: The National
Syria mulls military aid to Saudi Arabia as Houthis escalate war
Syria is weighing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia, U.S. and Syrian officials said, as the Iran-aligned Houthis step up missile and drone attacks on the kingdom that ki...
Source: DAILYSABAH
Syria 'pressing on accelerator' to attract US investors
Source: The National
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