Syria's Economy & Society

Introduction

• Russia-Ukraine war
• COVID-19
• Overview

• Economic conditions
• Labor force
• Business environment

• Trade in goods

• Population
• Human Development Index

• CO2 emissions
• Particulate exposure

• Political profile
• Government quality

• Conflict and violence

Introduction

• Russia-Ukraine war in a nutshell
• Global economic impacts of war
• Russia and Ukraine in the global economy
• COVID-19 outbreak
• Country overview

• Current GDP over time
• Impact of the pandemic on the working hours
• Total labor force over time and by gender
• Employment by sector
• Educational attainment of population
• Time to start a business
• Time to register property
• Time to fulfill tax requirements
• Time to resolve insolvency
• Time to export
• Time to import
• Efficiency of customs clearance

• Export flows of goods
• Import flows of goods
• Structure of export value of goods
• Structure of import value of goods
• Export flows of goods by sector
• Import flows of goods by sector
• M&A values

• Population projection
• English proficiency
• Human Development Index

• Fertility rate and life expectancy

• Presence of international grocery chains

• Territorial CO2 emissions
• GDP per capita, CO2 emissions per capita
• Mean exposure to PM2.5 in micrograms by country
• Mean exposure to PM2.5 in micrograms by province/region over time

• Political profile
• Gender equality, Gay index, freedom of press, corruption index
• Efficiency of control of corruption
• Rule of law
• Regulatory quality

• Governance against political instability and threat of violence/terrorism