Syrian-Chinese Economic Development Forum kicks off in Damascus with 16 Chinese companies
Two days in Damascus bring 16 Chinese companies together with the Investment Authority and the Sovereign Fund, on a practical path toward partnerships in construction, reconstruction and industrial cities, with field visits to Homs, Hama and Aleppo.
Damascus, 3 November 2026
The Syrian-Chinese Economic Development Forum opened on Tuesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus. It is organised by the Syrian-Chinese Business Council, in coordination with the Syrian-Chinese Centre for Industrial Cities Twinning, and in cooperation with the Ministries of Economy and Industry and of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
The forum brings together an economic delegation of 16 Chinese companies working in construction, engineering, building materials, equipment, industry, investment, marketing and reconstruction, alongside representatives of Syrian government bodies.
A practical path toward implementable partnerships
The forum’s two-day agenda focuses on launching a practical path to start Chinese investments in Syria and turn investment opportunities into projects and economic partnerships on the ground, supporting development and reconstruction efforts in priority sectors.
The programme includes working sessions with the Syrian Investment Authority, the Syrian Sovereign Fund, the General Authority for Borders and Customs, and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, to discuss investment opportunities and legal, financial and regulatory requirements, as well as bilateral meetings aimed at developing partnerships and concluding implementable investment agreements.
Field visits to real estate projects and industrial cities
The forum’s events include field visits, coordinated with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, to a real estate development project in Homs, the wool industrial city in Hama, the furniture-manufacturing industrial city in Aleppo, and other sites, to review the investment opportunities available there.
The forum comes amid the growing Chinese economic presence in Syria, where construction, reconstruction and industrial cities top the delegation’s agenda — the sectors closest to the interests of its participating companies.
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