Lebanese - Syrian agreement reduces advertising costs by 70 percent

Lebanese Minister of Trade and Economy Yassin Jaber announced that Syria granted Lebanese companies a discount of nearly 70% on advertising costs for its product in the Syrian governmental mass media. He said the steps taken by Syria aim at improving commercial relations between Syria and Lebanon, adding that the Syrian governmental Arab Information Corporation gave Lebanese businessmen the same discount percentage as it gives to Syrian businesses in promoting their products on the Syrian market.