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Syria's new foreign minister declares the country open to privatisation
THE new rulers of Syria declare the country open for privatisation and foreign investment.
In an interview with the Financial Times published today, the country’s foreign minister, Assad al-Shaibani, said his country was prioritising “economic development.”
Speaking from the Syrian capital Damascus, he said: “There needs to be law and there needs to be clear messages to open the way for foreign investors, and to encourage Syrian investors to return to Syria.”
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