Damascus, SANA- Syrian Investment Agency(SIA) attracted 102 projects during 2018 with a cost exceeding SYP 895 billion, in which 7959 job opportunities will be provided when the projects start work.

The agency said in a report on its work during 2018 that the work is underway to implement 34 projects with an investment cost estimated at SYP 10 billion.

Three projects have been implemented with an estimated value of 1.144 billion in the domain of industry as they provided 800 job opportunities.

The agency said that it participated in all the events and promotional activities during 2018 as a step for promoting investment in Syria in order to reach the largest number of investors, and it launched 40 investment opportunities in Arabic and foreign languages through a promotional campaign, in coordination with the bodies concerned with investment, in addition to participating in 63 promotional activities.

The agency said that it has developed a new mechanism for the work of the investment services center , aimed at activating the work of ministries’ representatives and the public bodies and supporting the current projects.

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