Syria’s new leadership faces an economy devastated by war and sanctions, with inflation and a decimated currency.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stressed that his country will open its economy to foreign investment.

Syria was once a net exporter of wheat, though a long drought left farmers struggling even before the ... particularly tourism, which brought in $4bn annually. As the war dragged on, Mr Assad ...

“Before 2011, Syria’s economy was relatively well ... rising real estate prices and tourism receipts. But the war shattered all that.” A 2011 uprising against Bashar al-Assad was met with ...