Economy

The exchange had been shuttered during the final chaotic weeks of former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule [Getty]
Trading resumed Monday on the Damascus Securities Exchange after a six-month suspension, marking a symbolic step in Syria’s efforts to rebuild its economy.
Hong Kong Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia boost financial ties with new cross-border ETFs and plans for sukuk, REITs, amid global trade tensions and shifting investment flows.
Al-Rufail ciyt
Al-Rufail Economic City is a flagship project aimed at easing pressure on Baghdad's infrastructure and promoting decentralised urban and economic development.

israel iran
Oil prices jumped more than one percent after the CNN report said the US had intel Israel was preparing a strike on Iran despite diplomatic efforts
The national flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt is seen between two Europeans flags prior the start of an EU-Egypt Association Council in the Europa building, the EU Council headquarter on January 23, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
A provisional agreement on the aid package has been reached between the Council of the EU, which represents member states, and the European Parliament.
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Qatar Airways posted a 28 percent jump in annual net profit to a record $2.15 billion on Monday, days after sealing a major Boeing deal
People are seen at the bank office and Automated teller machine (ATM) after fall of the Baath regime and the Assad family's rule in Damascus, Syria on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Syria's banking sector had been shut out of the global market for over a decade due to the war and the additional sanctions imposed on the Assad regime
The portrait of Bashar al-Assad is seen on a pile of Syrian pounds in the exchange department at the Central Bank Of Syria on December 24, 2024 in Damascus, Syria.
The Syrian government is preparing to shift its banknote printing operations to the United Arab Emirates and Germany, news agency Reuters reported.
Indian Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh speaks in India
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its approval of a $1 billion loan to Pakistan.
Sanctions easing sparks commercial rush in Damascus
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria that severed the country from the global financial system under Assad.