Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa says his country has managed to secure $28 billion worth of investments in the past 10 months following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government last year.
The president cites the figure while speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, where he is touted as a special guest during the ninth edition of the forum.
“The opportunity in Syria is enormous, and there’s room for everyone in Syria,” Sharaa adds as he seeks to assure potential investors at the conference.
Sharaa says in a session attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Syrian laws have been amended to allow foreign investors to transfer funds out of the country.
“We want to rebuild Syria via investments,” Sharaa says, adding the world can benefit from it as a “trade corridor.”
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