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The Syrian Economy

The State of the Syrian Economy at the end of 2017

The conflict in Syria has almost completed its seventh year. The war and external economic sanctions caused extensive damage to the Syrian economy.. More

The State of the Syrian Economy at the end of 2016

The conflict in Syria has almost completed its sixth year. The war, together with the economic sanctions, devastated the Syrian economy. They affected almost all types of infrastructure (electricity, water systems, transport and communication), direct ... More

Doing Business

World Bank Ease of Doing Business in Syria 2017

The World Bank Global Annual Doing of Business reports provide an aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business in the world, based on indicator sets that measure and benchmark national regulations applying to domestic business. More

World Bank: Doing Business in Syria 2016

Recovery & Reconstruction

الأولويات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية في إعادة إعمار سورية وفرص لبنان فيها

عملية إعادة بناء سورية تتشكل في مرحلتين، الأولى هي التعافي المبكر التي قد تمتد إلى خمس سنوات وتتلازم مع عملية إرساء السلام peace building، والثانية هي إعادة الإعمار والتنمية التي تتلازم مع عملية بناء الدولة state building، وهي مرحلة ... More

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Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction

The recovery and reconstruction task is expected to be huge, multi-dimensional (political, economical and social), and taking long years. It will consist of 3-5 years of political, social and economic recovery followed by some 15-20 years reconstruction and development efforts. Recovery involves political, social and economic dimensions... More

Insight

The Banking Sector in Syria in 2018

The banking sector is one segment of the larger financial sector which includes non-banking financial institutions, such as insurance companies, equity and bond firms, a securities exchange, leasing, real estate, and venture capital finance institutions, in addition to pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutions. More

Forging Research Links between Academia,Business and Industry in Syria and Lebanon

Research links between academia on one side and business and industry on the other is extremely weak in both Syria and Lebanon. The main reasons are shortage of trust and mutual understanding, shortage of finance and competent human resources and shortage of competition in the market. More

مقابلة الدكتور نبيل سكر مع مجلة المصارف والتأمين نُشرت عدد شباط - آذار 2013

النقاط الرئيسية لمقابلة الدكتور نبيل سكر مع مجلة المصارف والتأمين والتي نُشرت بعد سنتين على بدء الأزمة في عدد شباط - آذار 2013 More

ما بين التشاركية والقطاع المشترك وهوية الاقتصاد السوري

لاحقاً لمقالات أربع حول التشاركية نشرتها في جريدة الوطن في تواريخ 15 و16 و21 و22 شباط 2017، أود في هذه المقالة توضيح الفرق بين مفهوم «التشاركية» ومفهوم «القطاع المشترك»، لما لحظته من خلط واضح بين المفهومين لدى معظم المسؤولين ... More

مبدأ التنازل عن الحرية السياسية مقابل الخدمات لم يعد مقبولاً

14 آب 2011 مجلة الاقتصادي الكلمة الحرفية التي ألقاها الدكتور نبيل سكر في اللقاء التشاوري للحوار الوطني، الذي عقد بمجمع صحارى في شهر تموز 2011. إن الأزمة التي نحن بصددها اليوم هي نتيجة تأخرنا بإصلاح نهج سياسي واقتصادي واجتماعي ... More

Public Private Partnership in Syria Is it a Necessity or a Choice?

Given the importance of public-private partnership in Syria, especially in post conflict reconstruction, Dr.Nabil Sukkar, Managing Director of SCB prepared an article on the subject with the above title, which was presented to Syrian Economic Society last year.. More

Decentralization in Syria

Decentralization in Syria

Given its centralized state before the war, Syria was in urgent need for decentralization and for a new governance structure. A de-facto decentralization took place during the war as a result of the fragmentation of the country and separation of many regions from central government control ... More

Cost of Living

SCB’s Analytical Cost-of-Living Index 2017 for Middle Income Families in the Damascus Area

The Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment (SCB), has completed its annual Cost of Living Index report for the year 2017. This year’s report, like last year’s, includes an introductory.. More

SCB’s Analytical Cost-of-Living Index 2016 for Middle Income and Upper Middle Income Families in Damascus Area

The Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment (SCB), has completed its annual Cost of Living Index report for the year 2016. This year’s report, like last year’s, includes an introductory.. More

Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

FDI came to a near halt since the onset of the crisis, but FDI in Syria never represented a significant component of investment in the country. Some particularly motivated FDI entered the country during the crisis, coming mainly from Iran and Russia.In the three decades before the crisis, FDI to Syria came mostly from Western ... More

Working For Recovery Reconstruction & Development in Syria