Syria .. The opening of the Damascus Securities Market 6 months after the stopping

Trading started in the Damascus Securities Market after a stop that lasted about 6 months.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) stated that in the presence of a senior official and a wide participation of economic figures, investors and merchants, the activities of the re -circulation ceremony in the Damascus Securities Market, after a hiatus that lasted about six months.

The agency quoted the Syrian Finance Minister, Mohamed Youser Burniyah, as saying that the reopening of the Damascus Securities Market is a message that the Syrian economy began to move and recover, noting that the Damascus Securities Market will be a private company and a real center for the development of the Syrian economy.

He emphasized the work to keep pace with digital developments, saying: “Our economic vision is based on justice, fairness, the leadership of the private sector and the attracting investment, and we will work to facilitate work and there are promising investment opportunities.”

For his part, the Executive Director of the Damascus Securities Market, Dr. Basil Asaad, said: The opening of the Damascus market is an important historical day for Syria, and we are ready to return and practice our role during the coming period, as the investments will be larger and broader in new Syria.

The CEO, Asaad, added: Despite the limited capabilities, we were able to implement what is required of us with transparency and preserving the ownership of investors, and we will be able to keep pace with the upcoming developments.

In turn, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Paper and Financial Markets Authority, Dr. Abdul -Razzaq Al -Qasim, said: The re -circulation of the Damascus Securities Market means a new chapter in the history of the Syrian papers and financial markets.