Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce

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Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce
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LOCATION

• Mousa Bin Nosair Street
• P.O. BOX 5909
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail syr-trade_at_mail.sy
• Web Site www.fedcommsyr.org
• Damascus - Syria

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TASKS AND FUNCTIONS

• Discussing proposals submitted then passing
  resolutions and recommendations
• Looking after the public economic and commercial
  affairs
• Coordination between Syrian Ccis
• Representing CCIs in conferences and formus
• Acting for CCIs among the official authorities
  and in the economic talks with foreign
  delegations and international organizations

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TASKS AND FUNCTIONS

• Considering issues and cases of commercial nature
  
• Offering views and proposals on laws and
  regulations., then disseminating such information
  to the concerned departments in Syria and abroad.
• Develop, improve and regulate commercial affairs
  in Syria in collaboration with official
  authorities
• Issue publications , prepare studies and
  research.
• Participating in local, Arab and international
  trade fairs and conferences..

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TASKS AND FUNCTIONS

• Arbitrating of any dispute between members if
  requested , and between Syrian and foreign
  parties.
• Maintaining direct liaison with government
  offices to get all requested information and
  instructions.
• Naming members to the board of directors of joint
  Arab and foreign CCIs.

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BILATERAL BUSINESS COUNCILS

• The Businessmen Councils aims to improve and
  develop the trade and
• economic relations between the businessmen of
  the
• two countries and to encourage the bilateral
• investment projects
• Syrian-Lebanese Business Council
• Syrian-Kuwaiti Business Council
• Syrian-Saudi Business Council
• Syrian-Egyptian Business Council
• Syrian- Tunisian BusinessCouncil
• Syrian-Algerian Business Council
• Syrian-Belgian Business Council

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STRUCTURE
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AMINSITRATIVE STRUCTURE

• Public sectors companies and establishments
• are represented on the Board of Directors by
• the General Directors
• Commercial Bank of Syria
• General Foreign Trade Establishment for Machinery
  Equipment (SAYARAT)
• General Consumption Company
• General Est. for Trade and Distribution
• General Est. for Cereal Processing and Trade
• General Co. for Shoes

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COMMITTEES

• Foreign Trade , Export and Fairs
• Industry , Agriculture and Investment
• ICT, Training and Eu-Partenrship
• Finance and Publication

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FUNDING EXPENDITURE

• Funding Resources
• 80 contributions of member Chambers
• 18 bank interests
• 2 miscellaneous revenues

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FUNDING EXPENDITURE

• Expenditures
• 48 adminstrative expenses
• 3 financial expenses
• 45 conferences houses
• 4 investments

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SYRIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

• 6- Lattakia CCI
• 7- Tartous CCI
• 8- De Ezzor CCI
• 9- Raqqa CCI
• 10- Edleb CCI
• 11- Al-Hasakeh CCI
• 12- Sweida CCI
• 13- Al-Qounaitra CCI
• 14- DeraCCI

• 1- Damascus Chamber of
• Commerce
• 2- Damascus Countryside
• Chamber of Commerce
• 3- Aleppo Chamber of
• Commerce
• 4- Homs CCI
• 5- Hama CCI

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EU-COOPERATION
Emed.com
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• E-COMMERCE
• Information Technology and E-Commerce as a tools
  to promote
• Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
• Project Title
• C.E.ME.NT. Chambers Euro-Mediterranean NeTwork

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• Area of Project Activity / brief description
• The project is focused on Information
  Technologies and E-Commerce as tools for a modern
  development of local Med companies business
  co-operation skills with EU companies.
• In particular, the project will test in the
  concerned Med country (at CCI and companies
  level) specific experiences and know-how
  developed in Italy (CCI Rome) and France (CCI
  Meurthe et Moselle), related to the use of
  Information Technologies and E-Commerce tools in
  promoting the industrial and commercial
  co-operation.

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• EXPORT PROMOTION-
• Supporting the exports of Syrian SMEs to EU
  Member States
• Project Title Export Promotion
• Build-up of Chambers export promotion
  services with know-how transfer, workshops and
  practising business between and EC and MEDA
  partners of Chamber-Network

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• Syrian Chambers of Commerce / Industry (focusing
  on Damascus/Homs and Aleppo)
• AND
• Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Industry (CCI
  Rotterdam) in Rotterdam
• Germany Chamber of Commerce Industry (CCI
  Augsburg and Swabia) in Augsburg

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• Area of Project Activity
• One of the most important targets of Europe
  Chambers of Commerce Foreign Trade Departments
  is to support the internationalisation and the
  development of businesses especially for SME
  members of the Chambers. It is a main challenge
  to the Syrian Chambers foreign trade departments
  to explore the potentials

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• for supporting new Syrian producers and
  industries in their way to export to
  EC-countries.
• Activity of the EC and MEDA Chamber partners is
  designed to achieve a more balanced level of
  markets knowledge and skills

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• A Syrian organised business meeting with Syrian
  entrepreneurs shall follow. EC-partner Chambers
  will offer their services for introducing goods
  to appropriate EC business partners.
• Second part of the Export desk project will be
  organising two business meetings Syrian
  Business in Rotterdam and in Augsburg/Swabia
  focusing in information about business mentality
  and different intercultural approaches.

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What is Emed.com?

• EU initiative within the framework of EUMEDIS
• Aiming to strengthen trade relations between the
  partners from Euro-Mediterranean countries
• FSCC is representing Syria as a partner country

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Emed.com Objectives

• Create an integrated platform for demand and
  offer
• Create a permanent E-market place
• Focus on Agrifood sector
• Provide the necessary know-how
• Promote the service
• Educate end-users
• Go Globally

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Steps to dissemination and visibility

• Already done
• Introducing the project through a circular
• Awareness through newsletter, magazines
• Produce a brochure
• Short seminars in CCIs
• Web site link

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Steps to dissemination and visibility

• Upcoming activities
• Workshop to end-users
• Training to trainers and users of the service
• Press conference
• Produce posters

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TRADE INFORMATION SERVICES

www.fedcommsyr.org
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Laser CD-ROM

• The Federation electronic library consists of a
  great number of CD-ROM including information
  about companies and markets in the Arab and
  Foreign countries which can be easily used. The
  Federation periodically attempts to update and
  refresh the electronic library to combine new
  commercial, marketing and statistical information
  serve the trade community.

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Trade Information About Arab Countries

• The Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce is
  a FOCAL POINT for the Arab Trade Information .
  Through the direct connection with the Arab Trade
  Information Network via (INTERNET) , all
  information related to companies, markets ,
  statistics trade opportunities and trade
  regulations in all Arab countries are accessible.

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Trade Information Through Internet

• The Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce
  built its own website on Internet.
• The site includes information about the Syrian
  Chambers of Commerce, consisting of the Chamber
  logo, address, names of board members, activities
  and missions, information on economic and
  investment regulations , database for investment
  opportunities and data on Syria, time schedules
  on meetings, conferences and the trade economic
  activities. In the near future there will be an
  electronic directory for members companies of the
  Federation.

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Business Opportunities

• Companies can publish information on their trade
  activities together with the intended approach.
  The Federation Info Center may send this data
  through internet to the headquarters of Arab
  Trade Network to be processes electronically by
  Trade Opportunity Monitoring Programming System
  (TOMS) for matching up the trade demand and
  thereupon a direct contact takes place between
  exporters and importers

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Forthcoming Services

• The Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce
  endeavors to plan and publish websites for
  corporations, enterprises and members through
  internet at low competitive rates and this will
  make trade contacts much reliable

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SYRIAN NATIONALCOMMITTEE

• INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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WHAT WE DO ?Internationally

• 1)Represent the commercial, industrial,
• banking, and tourism enterprises in
• various international conferences and
• councils.
• 2)Express the Syrian economic institutions
• opinions according to the economic
  interests
• of the Syrian Arab Republic
• 3)Reflect and focus on Syrian viewpoints
• in the development of international
  trade.

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WHAT WE DO ?INTERNATIONALLY

• 4)Act for the settlement of all problems
• and disputes relating to international
• trade through mediation and
• arbitration.
• 5)Explain the viewpoints of the National
• Committee regarding the economic
• affairs raised to the Chamber
• 6)Carry out the operations which the
• Committee deems to fit within the
• framework of the international
• agreements

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WHAT WE DO ?LOCALLY

• 1) Register membership applications
• 2) Disseminate recommendations and
• resolutions issued by the Chamber to
• Committee members.
• 3) Study cases submitted by the Chamber
• and to settle it according to principles
• and rules of the Chamber.
• 4) Organize and sell International
• Transport Carnets , and to establish offices
  in the boarders points.

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WHAT WE DO ?LOCALLY

• 5) The Committee will endeavour to secure
• the best means of progress and prosperity
• to Syrian economic sector.
• 6) Act as a liaison officer between the Chamber
• and the Committee members
• 7) Furnish the Chamber with studies and in
• relation to its activities.

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COMMITTEE DUTIES

• A- Arbitration
• B- Environment
• C- Intellectual Property
• D- Banking Techniques

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NATIONAL COMPANY FOR EXHIBITIONS INTERNATIONAL
MARKETS
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ACTIVITIES

• The company had been established jointly with
  other Chambers of Commerce
• Hold fairs and sales markets locally and
  internationally
• Promote Syrian national products
• Conduct studies , researches and decoration
  projects
• Apply for tenders related to its activities