Syria achieves a growth rate of 2.5 %

A report published by the Syrian daily Tishreen on Tuesday said that Syria has attained in the year 2000 an economic growth estimated at 2.5%.

The report added that the economic surplus reached 48 billion Syrian pounds ( $ 960 million) and the GNP increased to 890 billion Syrian pounds ( $ 17.8) billion from 664 billion Syrian pounds in the year 1999. The report added that these increases are because of the increase in the oil prices.

In the year 2000 investments in Syria reached 175 billion Syrian pounds, which is a figure close to its levels in the year 1999 ( 154 billion Syrian pounds). In the year 2000, Syria exports were worth 304 billion ( 608 USD million) against imports estimated at 256 billion Syrian pounds.