QUNEITRA - State Minister for Investment Affairs Hassan al-Sari and an accompanying delegation on Wednesday paid a visit to Quneitra governorate to review the state of investment in it, available investment opportunities, obstacles hindering investments and suggestions to resolve them.
Al-Sari said that the government is working to provide all the requirements of an idea investment environment within the framework of a development vision that revitalizes social energies, encourages initiative and innovation, and boosts partnership among national sectors.
The State Minister underlined the investment opportunities and benefits in the governorate, calling for focusing on investment in tourism, agriculture, energy, livestock and food industries.
For his part, Director General of the Syrian Investment Agency Ahmad Mohammad Diab said that the Agency is working to provide all the investment requirements, including adopting the single window system to provide all necessary licenses in one place and launching the Syrian investment map to provide easy information to investors.
Investors in Quneitra governorate called for keeping construction license fees and other fees downs, providing facilitations and tax exemptions, and reducing red tape in approving investment projects.
The State Minister and the delegation toured the Syrian Investment Agency branch in Quneitra and a number of investment projects such as a clothing factory, a dairy factory, and a soda factory.
© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2011
