ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=760 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG height=60 src="siria.gif" width=86 align=left border=1 VLINE="60"> </TD> <TD><A name=anchor100> <H1>Syria - business </A></H1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=770 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=180 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="anchor0">Review</A></FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=180 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="#anchor2">Employment </A></FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=180 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="#anchor4">Companies </A></FONT></B></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=140 bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE height=919 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=155 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top height=0%> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Headings</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="anchor0">Review</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="#anchor2">Employment</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="#anchor4">Companies</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B><A href="adv_eng.htm">Advertise here</A></B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">Click here </A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">to see the prices</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">of advertisement.</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TD vAlign=top> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=520 align=right border=0> <TBODY></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE><FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H3><A name=anchor0>Review</A></H3></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Syria - business -- Review</U></H5></DIV> <DIV align=center> <P align=justify>The heading BUSINESS maintains two catalogues - a catalogue of the main branches of the economy and how many people they employ and a catalogue of Syria`s banks.</P> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="asia_eng.html">Asia</A></H3></DIV> <BR><FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H3><A name=anchor2>Employment </A></H3></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Syria - business -- Employment</U></H5></DIV> <DIV align=center></DIV></DIV> <TBODY></TBODY></TABLE> <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 border=1> <CAPTION align=top><FONT size=2><I>The three biggest branches of the Syrian Economy </I></FONT></CAPTION><!--***** Start of row 1 *****--> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Branch</BIG></B></TD> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Percentage of GDP</BIG></B></TD> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Percentage of the labor force in this industry</BIG></B></TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 2 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>services</TD> <TD align=middle>42.1</TD> <TD align=middle>58</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 3 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>Industry</TD> <TD align=middle>29.4</TD> <TD align=middle>18</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 4 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>agriculture</TD> <TD align=middle>28.5</TD> <TD align=middle>24</TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="asia_eng.html">Asia</A></H3></DIV> <BR><FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H3><A name=anchor4>Banks</A></H3></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Syria - business -- Banks</U></H5></DIV></CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 border=1> <CAPTION align=top><FONT size=2><I>Top nine biggest Syrian banks in 2006 </I></FONT></CAPTION><!--***** Start of row 1 *****--> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>!</BIG></B></TD> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Bank</BIG></B></TD> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Main shareholder</BIG></B></TD> <TD align=middle><BIG><B>Percentage of the total shares</BIG></B></TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 2 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>1</TD> <TD align=middle>Banque de Syrie et d'Outre Mer</TD> <TD align=middle>Banque de Liban et d'Outre Mer</TD> <TD align=middle>39</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 3 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>2</TD> <TD align=middle>BEMO-Saudi-Fransi Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>Banque Europeane pour le Moyen-Orient</TD> <TD align=middle>27</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 4 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>3</TD> <TD align=middle>International Bank for Trade and Finance</TD> <TD align=middle>The Housing Bank For TRade and Finance of Jordan</TD> <TD align=middle>49</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 5 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>4</TD> <TD align=middle>Audi Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>Audi Saradar Group</TD> <TD align=middle>47</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 6 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>5</TD> <TD align=middle>Jordan`s Arab Bank </TD> <TD align=middle>The Arab Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>49</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 7 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>6</TD> <TD align=middle>Syria Byblos Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>Lebanese Byblos Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>10</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 8 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>7</TD> <TD align=middle>Syria Gulf Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>United Gulf Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>24</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 9 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>8</TD> <TD align=middle>Bank al Sham</TD> <TD align=middle>Investment Dar Company</TD> <TD align=middle>12.5</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 10 *****--> <TR> <TD align=middle>9</TD> <TD align=middle>Syrian International Islamic Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>Qatar International Islamic Bank</TD> <TD align=middle>30</TD></TR><!--***** Start of row 11 *****--> <TR> <TD A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="asia_eng.html">Asia</A></H3></DIV> </CENTER> <DIV></DIV></TR> <TBODY></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Contacts</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="http://www.psp-ltd.com/">http://www.psp-ltd.com/</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Languages</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="syr_business_bg.htm"><IMG height=21 src="bulgaria.gif" width=30 border=0>Bulgarian</A></FONT> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <FORM action=http://www.google.com/search method=get> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Search in Internet</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE width=100 bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://www.google.com/"><IMG height=45 alt=Google src="Google_Safe.gif" width=100 align=middle border=0></A> <INPUT maxLength=100 size=10 name=q> <INPUT type=hidden value=vss name=safe> <INPUT type=hidden value=1 name=vss> <INPUT type=submit value=Search name=sa> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FORM></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TR></TBODY></TABLE></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>