Syria

Damascus has pledged to fully withdraw its troops and intelligence units from Lebanon, but some remain sceptical, including US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Syria had completed... 2005-04-12

Damascus has pledged to fully withdraw its troops and intelligence units from Lebanon, but some remain sceptical, including US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Syria had completed... 2005-04-08

Economic expansion was strong in 2004, as regional economic activity and trade picked up again after the war in Iraq, and we estimate that the economy grew by 4% in real terms. We... 2005-04-05

Syria and Turkey confirmed their improving ties by signing a new free trade agreement in December, during the visit of Turkish prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, to Damascus. The deal... 2005-02-07

We anticipate 4.5% real growth in 2005, which is below the 4.9% average growth we anticipate for the East Med region, and is likely to fall to 3.6% in 2006. These forecasts assume... 2004-12-07

As part of a cabinet reshuffle that has resulted in eight ministerial replacements, President Bashar al-Assad has named Amer Lofti, manager of the state-owned cotton company as the... 2004-10-11

Under increasing scrutiny from the US and following resolution 1559, President Bashar al-Assad is stepping up attempts to appease the international community. BMI View: Damascus... 2004-10-04

In a tit-for-tat response to the Syria Accountability Act, parliament has prepared a draft bill called the America Accountability Act, which will pave the way for a complete boycott... 2004-07-05

We expect real GDP growth of 3.6% this year, rising to 4.5% in 2005, if economic reforms continue. This year our GDP expectations are based on strong performance of the oil sector,... 2004-07-05

The government has finally decided to change the way it presents budget data, so rather than listing borrowing costs used to plug the budget deficit as revenue figures, thus presenting... 2004-03-24