The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) ( Arabic : سوق دمشق للأوراق المالية , romanized : Sūq Dimashq lil-'Awrāq al-Māliyyah ) is a stock exchange located in Damascus , Syria . Founded in 2009, it is the only stock exchange in Syria. The Damascus Securities Exchange is a member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges .
4-765: It started with its premises in the Barzeh district . On 10 May 2022 It moved to the business district of Yaafur . The first official tradings were launched on Tuesday March 10, 2009. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), between March 2011 when the uprising began, and May 2012, the value of the Syrian pound has fallen 45 percent and the Damascus stock exchange decreased 40 percent. Barzeh, Syria Barzeh or Barza ( Arabic : بَرْزَة , romanized : Barzah , also transliterated Berzé )
8-594: Is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus , Syria . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics , Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census. Barzeh's foundation dates back to at least Roman times. There is archaeological evidence of Roman and Aramean tombs in the area. Traditionally it has always been a town of the Ghouta , and therefore closely linked to agriculture. Rice, oil and olives and various types of fruit are produced. In
12-801: The Free Syrian Army 's First Brigade) launched a military campaign to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from the Barzeh and Qaboun neighborhoods, which ended in success three days later. On 8 February 2016, an IS car bomb targeting a government officer's club killed eight people in Masakin Barzeh. On 29 May 2017 the Syrian government regained control of the entire district. The Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology has its main campus in
16-399: The 20th century, it was absorbed into Damascus. The municipality has been active in the Syrian civil war . The Sunni Barzeh al-Balad neighborhood was largely pro-rebel. However, the neighboring Alawite "slum" Ish al-Warwar is largely pro-government. The Barzeh area has been under truce between the rebels and government since 2014. On 1 April 2015, the rebels ( Jaish al-Islam and
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