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Ana Carolina Garriga, Professor of Political Science, University of Essex

Will multinational companies flock to Syria? Maybe, if foreign aid arrives first

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Syria’s new foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, recently appeared at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in the Swiss resort of Davos. He announced that his country is open for business and seeking foreign investment.

After more than 13 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship that saw Syria become a pariah state, the country needs all the financial support it can get. But will foreign firms set up shop in Syria?

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