Private Banks

Foreign Banks to be opened in Syria

1- Banque de Syrie et d'Outre Mer (BSOM), whose main shareholder will be Lebanon's Banque du Liban et d'Outre Mer (BLOM).

2- The International Bank for Trade and Finance (IBTF), whose leading shareholder will be Jordan's Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HTF). HTF is Jordan's leading bank in terms of capital, shareholders equity and geographic expansion and second in terms of assets.

3- The BEMO-Saudi-Fransi bank is a joint-venture between Banque Européenne pour le Moyen-Orient (BEMO) of Lebanon and Banque Saudi Fransi.