Syria to publish International Monetary Fund report

Syria's Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein on Monday said Syria's first-ever approval to publish the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on the State of Syrian Economy shows the government's transparency and seriousness to presents the facts on this economy.

"Several IMF missions visited Syria during the last months and inspected what has been achieved in terms of important steps on economic reforms, particularly in the financial and monetary sectors," Hussein told SANA.

He added that the report showed positive signals on the Syrian new reform measures. "At the same time, it referred to some negative points in the performance of Syrian economy, on top of which the concern on the future of treasury resources in view of the decrease in the oil production and export."

The minister said the report was published on the internet sites of Finance Ministry and Central Bank of Syria along with the IMF site, adding that any person can read the report through those sites.