Dialogue session for public, private banks in Damascus

Syria's Finance Minister Muhammad al-Hussein on Sunday chaired a session of dialogue about the private and public banks' activities.

The minister referred to the important progress achieved in Syria in the field of economy modernization and development in Syria through the efforts exerted by the government.

The Government gives the priority to the economic reform, this reform is being implemented nowadays by different public establishments, economic and private sectors in a way to achieve economic progress in Syria with a rate of not less than 6 % in order to improve the economic situation and the living standards of people, the minister said.

He added that the investment sector in Syria is continuously progressing through providing the suitable investment environment referring to the new measures, laws and decrees issued to encourage investments and tackle the difficulties which hinder its progress.