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News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Syria marks first international card transaction in more than 15 years with Mastercard and QNB Group

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/syria-marks-first-international-card-121900338.html
Published on: Friday 28 August 2026

Mastercard and QNB Group have processed Syria's first international card payment in more than 15 years, marking an important milestone in the modernization of Syria's payments ecosystem.

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Syria marks major political, economic and financial developments in one week

News channel or source: https://sana.sy/en/syria/2339045/
Published on: Friday 28 August 2026

Syria witnessed three historic structural transformations during the week of August 22–28, 2026: the formal dissolution of the Syrian ...

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Syria posts $1bn H1 deficit as spending outpaces revenue

News channel or source: https://www.arabnews.com/business/syria-economy-3000056
Published on: Tuesday 01 September 2026

RIYADH: Syria recorded a fiscal deficit of about $1 billion in the first half of 2026 as public spending outpaced revenue amid higher wages, rising import costs and increased expenditure on government ...

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Sharaa taps Visa as Syria reconnects to global finance: What to know

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/sharaa-taps-visa-syria-reconnects-global-finance-what-know
Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026

Visa and Mastercard announced Wednesday that their networks can now be used to make international card payments in Syria.

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Syria to join G7 finance talks in Paris in sign of growing status

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/syria-join-g7-finance-talks-085216608.html
Published on: Sunday 17 May 2026

RIYADH, May 18 (Reuters) - Syria will take part in a closed-door session with G7 finance ministers and ‌central bank governors in Paris on Monday, a person familiar ‌with the matter said, in a sign of ...

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle

News channel or source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-removes-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list-lifting-major-investment-obstacle/
Published on: Monday 24 August 2026

Rubio lauds 'positive actions' and 'further commitments' by leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Washington removes sanctions in place since 1979; Damascus already in talks with major banks ...

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: On the Line: Syria Emerges as New Ground for Turkish Textile Expansion

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/on-the-line-syria-emerges-as-new-ground-for-turkish-textile-expansion/ar-AA2bAQso
Published on: Friday 04 September 2026

Also in this edition: New Zealand moves closer to a modern slavery law of its own and Cambodia mulls a minimum wage increase.

News Syria » Damascus » Finance: Sharaa says Syria ‘shakes off a dark stain’ with removal from US terror list

News channel or source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/sharaa-says-syria-shakes-off-a-dark-stain-with-removal-from-us-terror-list/
Published on: Monday 24 August 2026

Syrian president says sanctions relief step sets country on path to rebuild after destructive civil war; Turkey hopes it will boost effort to reintegrate Damascus into world ...