Over 18,000 firms registered in Damascus, 1.5M refugees returned since sanctions lifted: US Embassy

The US on Friday said more than 18,000 companies have registered in Damascus and 1.5 million refugees have returned to Syria since Washington lifted sanctions on the country a year ago, Anadolu reports. In a statement on the US social media company X, the US Embassy in Syria said the US had decided “to give Syria a chance at greatness by lifting sanctions and opening the door to investment.” “The results speak for themselves: 18,000+ companies registered in Damascus, 1.5 million refugees returned, and billions of dollars in investment pledged,” the embassy said. The embassy also announced the launch of “comprehensive Syria Investor Guides,” describing them as “the most detailed publicly available market intelligence report for Syria.” It said the guides […]