Damascus-Sana
A large demand witnessed by the Syrian centers for sale and trade for the purchase of basic consumables, which are available at lower prices than the market, and with high quality and a wide variety to meet the needs and tastes of consumers.
And Ahmed Najem, the Director General of Syria for Trade, stated in a statement to Lana Economic that the great support of the government contributed in providing large quantities of materials and goods at competitive prices and high quality in various regions and governorates, pointing to the constant endeavor to expand the umbrella of positive intervention by increasing the number of sales centers in a wider geographical area serving areas New as 250 new halls were rehabilitated and opened during the past year, most of which entered into service, after allocating 4 billion pounds by the government to open new sales outlets, rebuilding, restoration and development of the list, explaining that the process is continuing in all regions, especially liberated in Raqqa and Year-Zour and Idlib.
Najm pointed to the availability of large quantities of materials and commodities after signing contracts to buy sugar, rice, oils, fats, tea and various cans on good terms, while maintaining price stability through four sources, most notably 15 percent of the basic commodities imported and funded by the government, pointing out that the trend is towards producers in the public sectors The direct issue of supplying foodstuffs and buying from the farmer without an intermediary provided industrial and agricultural products at reduced prices from the market, while we continue to work on the manufacturing side of canned foods, legumes and oils, the Ishtar brand, in specialized workshops in the establishment.
On the mechanism of positive intervention, Najm pointed out that the Syrian Trade seeks to secure all goods and materials produced locally without the presence of intermediaries or brokers, thus achieving benefit for the consumer and the basic product, especially for goods that are experiencing high prices, indicating that significant results have been achieved in the process of intervention in the meat market of all kinds, fish, cheese and dairy in addition For domestic gas and bread, in addition to completing all preparations to start marketing olive oil after allocating one billion pounds from the government for this purpose, the citrus marketing process is continuing through the Lattakia and Tartous branches to the other branches.
Regarding the evaluation of the experience of the food basket, Najm confirmed that the contents of the basket, its price and quality were reviewed by region, with the aim of delivering real support to the family by providing basic materials at prices that are about 40 percent lower than the market and with high quality, indicating the sale of more than 40 thousand basket in all governorates.
Nadim Moalla
SANA Economic Bulletin
