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The Austro Arab Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome its new member, Antaki Law Firm, and to highlight the release of the firm’s latest publication, the Investment Guide – Syria.
Through this comprehensive guide, Antaki Law Firm provides valuable legal and practical insights for international investors seeking to navigate Syria’s evolving investment landscape.
Following the political transition in December 2024, Syria has witnessed a series of transformative developments that signal a fundamental shift in its economic trajectory and international positioning. These changes have created a markedly different investment landscape characterized by the progressive easing of international sanctions, substantive legislative reforms, and the emergence of large-scale foreign investment commitments across critical infrastructure sectors.
The most significant development has been the comprehensive lifting of international economic sanctions. The sanctions relief extended to key sectors including energy, transportation, and banking, with the unfreezing of Syrian Central Bank assets enabling the country’s reintegration into the global financial system.
In June 2025, President of Syria issued Legislative Decree No. 114, introducing comprehensive amendments to Investment Law No. 18 of 2021. These amendments represent a substantive restructuring of Syria’s investment framework, establishing the Supreme Council for Economic Development under presidential oversight and reorganizing the Syrian Investment Authority as an independent entity directly linked to the presidency.
These developments collectively signal Syria’s determined effort to transition from a sanctioned, conflict-affected economy to an emerging investment destination. The convergence of sanctions relief, legislative modernization, and concrete large-scale investment commitments reflects growing international confidence in Syria’s economic trajectory and institutional capacity.
Foreign investors now operate within a substantially transformed framework characterized by enhanced legal protections, expanded fiscal incentives, and renewed access to international financial systems, positioning Syria as an emerging opportunity in regional reconstruction and development.
For further information, please find below the full Syrian Investment Guide 2026 available for download in both English and German.
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