laundering and terrorism

Damascus, July 28 (SANA)Head of thePlanning and Statistics AuthorityAnas Salim met on Tuesday with the joint EU and SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) mission to discuss ways to support public administration reform, enhance economic governance and public financial management, and expand cooperation related to the authority’s work. Salim presented an overview of the current planning and statistics system, the work accomplished since the issuance of Decree No. 18 of 2025…

Damascus, July 26 (SANA)Syrian Finance MinisterMohamed Yisr Barniehmet with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultation mission led byRon van Rooden, Deputy Director of theIMF‘s Middle East and Central Asia Department, at the conclusion of the mission’s visit to Syria to review economic developments, recovery indicators, growth prospects and public finance performance. According to a statement published on Sunday by the Syrian Ministry of Finance on its official Telegram channel, the meet…

Damascus, July 27 (SANA)Syria’s Finance Minister MohammedYisr Barniehmet with a delegation from theEuropean Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the SIGMA Programme to discuss technical assistance for the country’s public financial management reform agenda. According to the Finance Ministry, Barnieh outlined the government’s priorities for financial reform, including modernizing public financial management, overhauling the tax system, improving public deb…

President Dr Patrick Herminie chaired a series of scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Friday 17th, Monday 20th, and Wednesday 22nd July 2026, during which a number of legal and policy memoranda were approved. Cabinet approved the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Strategic Plan, which provides a clear roadmap to strengthen the Commission's capacity to protect consumers, promote fair competition, and improve the enforcement of fair trading laws. The Strategic Plan aims to enhance the FTC's operation…

Damascus, July 23 (SANA)President of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), Hamid al-Zaabi, said Syria’s launch of a national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorism financing reflects a clear political commitment to developing the country’s national framework and advancing institutional reforms under the leadership of President Ahmadal-Sharaa. In remarks to SANA on Thursday, al-Zaabi said his visit comes at an important stage as Syria moves forward w…

Damascus, July 23 (SANA)A high‑level meeting was held Thursday at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, bringing together theCombating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Commission(CMLTFC) and representatives of relevant national bodies with a delegation from the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), headed byHamid Saif Al‑Zaabi. Participants discussed the requirements of the upcoming phase and ways to strengthen coordination among speci…

A meeting was held with representatives of the Customs Committee, led by Deputy Chairman N. Musamuhamedov, and the IMF mission, led by Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque, an expert in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. During the talks, the parties discussed the large-scale reforms implemented in Uzbekistan’s customs sector in recent years. Particular attention was given to improving the risk management system, developing customs auditing, accelerating digitalization, strengthening information and com…