BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- THE MIDDLE EAST Syria's Plans for Reform BANKING Begin building a banking system initially through joint ventures with public-sector banks. Eventually, foreign-owned banks will be welcome. CAPITAL MARKETS Revise antiquated laws governing companies. Eventually, introduce a stock market. TECHNOLOGY Syria is tendering for two GSM mobile-phone licenses valued at about $300 million. Ericsson and Siemens have supplied equipment for currently operating pilot systems. TRAINING Spend about $1 billion on training schemes designed to reduce unemployment and upgrade technological skills. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The Rough Road to Reform (int'l edition) TABLE: Syria at a Glance TABLE: Syria's Plans for Reform INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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