The Directorate of Industrial and Handicraft Investment at Syria’s Ministry of Economy and Industry announced that 3,031 industrial and artisanal projects were licensed across Syrian provinces from the start of 2025 through the end of September.
According to a ministry statement carried by the SANA on Monday, October 3, 2,443 industrial projects were licensed, of which 218 entered production. In parallel, 588 artisanal projects were licensed, with 56 brought into operation.
Among licensed industrial projects, the chemical sector led with 741 projects, followed by engineering with 607, food with 610, and textiles with 485. Of these, 98 chemical facilities, 74 food facilities, 26 engineering facilities, and 20 textile facilities have begun operating.
Licensed artisanal projects were distributed as 202 engineering, 208 food, 125 chemical, and 53 textile projects. Of the 56 operational artisanal projects, 39 were in food, 12 in engineering, two in textiles, and three in chemicals.
50 foreign company branches
The General Directorate of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection said its Department of Foreign Company Branches and Agencies has registered roughly 50 branches of foreign companies and 40 foreign agencies since the fall of the former Assad regime.
Mohammad Hossam al-Shalati, head of the department, said these figures reflect rising investor confidence in Syria’s business climate. He told SANA on November 2 that procedures to register foreign firms have become simple, fast, and now cover representative offices, regional offices, and temporary offices.
He added that registration, certification, and amendment fees are among the cheapest globally, ranging between 150,000 and 200,000 Syrian pounds, under 20 US dollars. The department receives many daily inquiries from Arab and foreign investors, which he described as a sign of growing interest in the Syrian market and optimism about an approaching new economic phase.
On September 9, the Ministry of Economy and Industry transferred the Department of Foreign Company Branches and Agencies from the Directorate of Foreign Trade to the Directorate of Companies within the General Directorate of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection in Damascus (southern Syria) to streamline oversight and unify references for foreign companies operating in Syria.
11,000 companies by September
The ministry also reported that from January through September 2025, 11,172 companies were registered with its Companies Directorate. Of these, 8,693 were individual commercial registrations. Partnerships totaled 1,044 companies, including 942 general partnerships and 102 limited partnerships.
Company limited by shares registrations numbered 1,435, including 17 joint-stock companies and 1,418 limited liability companies.
During the same period, 1,418 companies were struck off the register, including 1,164 individual commercial registrations and 254 company records.
The Directorate of Intellectual Property Protection within the General Directorate of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection issued its activity statistics for the first three quarters of 2025 as follows:
Local trademark filing requests: 8,419 Local renewal requests: 1,822 Trademark registration certificates issued: 3,233 Trademark renewal certificates issued: 1,767 Industrial design and model filing and renewal requests: 370 Industrial design and model certificates issued: 242 Patent filing requests: 84 Patent certificates issued: 46 Certificates of record updates: 264 Objections filed to the Judicial Committee: 565 Objections filed to the Publication Committee: 263 Complaints received by judicial inspectors: 116 International registration requests: 5,210Syria licenses 3,031 industrial and craft projects in nine months Enab Baladi.
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