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A MESOP EXCLUSIV SAMPLER – Tuesday 30 January 2018
Despite Increase, Syria’s Oil and Gas Output at a Fraction of pre-2011 Levels
Syria’s oil and gas production increased noticeably this year, but output still remains very low and is unlikely to increase by much in the near future.
Chinese Companies Starting to Look for Opportunities in Syria
Chinese companies are increasingly enquiring about business opportunities in Syria, although no funding for reconstruction is expected to come from Beijing.
News
Food & Agriculture Government Seeks to Lower Bread Production Cost
The Ministry of Domestic Trade wants to lower the cost of producing bread by reducing the volume of yeast in it.
Power Opposition, Regime Reach Deal Over Electricity Supplies
The Syrian regime and opposition groups north of Homs have reached a deal whereby electric supplies to the latter are restored in exchange for a repair of a major transmission line.
Real Estate & Construction Kuwait’s Kharafi Group Announces Land Purchase Deal Outside Damascus
A Kuwaiti-based company has announced the purchase of a plot of land outside Damascus, in a very rare case of an investment by a Gulf company in Syria since 2011.
Transport Syrianair, Cham Wings Acquire New Aircrafts
Syria’s two main airlines have announced an increase in the size of their operating fleets as they repair old planes and lease others from the market.
Water Malaysian Company Eyeing Water Treatment Projects
A Malaysian engineering company that was active before the beginning of the uprising is exploring again business opportunities in Syria.
Legal Database
Reconstruction Expropriation Law
The text of the framework law enabling expropriation by the Government.
Civil status Syrian Citizenship Law
The law defining the granting, and stripping, of Syrian citizenship.
Security Weapons Smuggling Law
This text specifies the judicial consequences of smuggling weapons.
Security Protecting Independence Law
This text, which was adopted at the end of the French mandate, aims at penalizing citizens accused of threatening the country’s independence.
Judicial Law on Court Cases Involving State Institutions
The text of the law on the handling of court cases involving state institutions.
Library
Press review January 30, 2018 – Our Press Selection (69 reports, papers and articles published over the past week on Syria)
A selection of reports, papers and articles on Syria.
Newly-established companies
Al-Zaher LLC
Export-Import; Construction
Bayt Al-Shifaa Warehouse LLC
Export and import of medicines
Al-Asal LLC
Management of hospitality projects; Import-export of food and beverages
Khaled Ahmad Khadem Al-Srouji Company LLC (One person company)
Management of hospitality projects
Mouhajer Trading and Contracting LLC (One person company)
General trading; contracting