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Syria eyes $216B rebuild as US sanctions lift after political reforms

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Syria is poised for a significant reconstruction effort, estimated at $216 billion by the World Bank, following the lifting of US sanctions. This development was facilitated by the establishment of a supreme constitutional court and a new national parliament, signaling a move towards a post-Assad state. The removal of Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, influenced by meetings between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, paves the way for the country to re-enter the global financial system and begin its rebuilding process, leveraging its strategic location. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Tom Hussain ·

    Syria’s US$216 billion rebuild offers a Hormuz alternative

    For years, Syria was a wound the world watched fester: a country carved up by war, sanctioned into isolation and reduced to a byword for state collapse. Its economy needs US$216 billion to rebuild, according to World Bank estimates. This month, for the first time since the fall o…

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