The number of new industrial and craft facilities that started production during the first quarter of this year in Tartous reached 42 , with a capital of about SYP 1.5 billion and provided about 125 job opportunities.
Director of Tartous Industry Eng. Ammar Ali said in a statement to SANA that two industrial facilities specialized in textile and food industries started work in accordance with Investment Law No. 18 during the first quarter of this year in the governorate, with a capital of SYP 4 billion which provided 429 job opportunities.
He added that the number of industrial facilities put into service according to the law during the aforementioned period in the governorate reached 18 with a capital of SYP 779 million, which provided 68 job opportunities, while the number of working craft facilities reached 24 with a capital exceeding SYP 715 million , which secured 57 opportunities, most of which are distributed in the engineering and food sectors. .
It is noteworthy that the number of industrial and craft facilities in service during the past year in the governorate reached 152, with a capital exceeding SYP 5.7 billion which provided 505 job opportunities.
For his part, Director General of the Syrian Investment Agency Madian Diab said that the agency has prepared an investment map for the Syrian coast in a number of fields and sectors, especially the trade and tourism sectors such as hotels and tourist resorts.
He pointed out that the agency worked through this investment map of the coast to distribute opportunities in a manner commensurate with the geographical area of the Tartous province and the characteristic of the marine environment including mountain, plain and sea.
Rawaa Ghanam