20 new investors in Hassiya industrial city

Homs, SANA- Despite siege and Western coercive measures against Syria, work and production are ongoing in Hassiya industrial city aimed at supporting the national economy and meeting the local markets’ needs of various industrial items.

Since the beginning of the current year, the number of investors in Hassiya industrial city has increased by 20 investors, raising the total number to investors to 936 ones.

The number of production facilities reached 264 ones with a capital estimated at SYP 69.612 billion, offering 8132 job opportunities while the number of facilities under construction reached at 669 with a capital of up to SYP 135.123 billion which will offer more than 17,000 job opportunities.

Director of the industrial city, Bassam Mansour, pointed out to the continuous growth of revenues, in which they reached 2.4 billion in 2018, rising to 2.8 billion in 2019, and reaching one billion during the first five months of 2020.

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