Can Syria’s private banks actually shoulder the burden of financing economic development?
Karam Shaar Advisory · International
- Arabic title
- هل تستطيع البنوك الخاصة في سوريا تحمل عبء تمويل التنمية الاقتصادية فعلاً؟
- English title
- Can Syria’s private banks actually shoulder the burden of financing economic development?
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Economy, Reconstruction
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- March 31, 2026
# Syrian Private Banks: Financing Potential and Limits
Can Syria’s private banks actually shoulder the burden of financing economic development?
We look at a surprising fact: the total capital of all private banks in Syria combined is no more than that of a single regional bank in Jordan or Tunisia.
Is this capital base enough to support the economy, or is it…source ↗