Damascus-SANA
The revenues of the General Corporation for Free Zones since the beginning of this year until the end of last July amounted to 16 billion Syrian pounds, achieving an increase of 6.8 billion pounds over the same period last year, when its total revenues were 9.2 billion pounds.
In a report obtained by SANA, the Foundation pointed out that the revenues achieved during the seven months of this year exceeded the total revenues achieved in 2019 by 11.5 billion Syrian pounds, as their total revenues amounted to 4.5 billion.
The report indicated that the value of goods and machinery imported into the free zones amounted to 33 billion pounds until the end of July, while the value of goods and machinery exported from the free zones, whether to Syria for domestic consumption or abroad, amounted to 67.5 billion pounds.
According to the report, the total customs duties collected by the General Customs Directorate as a result of placing goods and machinery in the free zones for local consumption amounted to 11.6 billion pounds, while the value of the total customs duties collected during the past year amounted to 10.6 billion pounds.
As for the working capital in the free zones in foreign exchange, it amounted, according to the report, to 405 million US dollars, operated by 825 investors in investments that provide job opportunities for about 5100 workers.
In Syria, there are 9 free zones distributed over the governorates of Damascus and Latakia, two for each, and one in each of Tartous, Aleppo, Hasaka, Homs and Daraa.
Manar Dib
