Obai Kurd Ali

“People in Syria are suffering from severe poverty and a deteriorating economic situation with decent living standards becoming unaffordable day after day,”

Obai Kurd Ali · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Kurd Ali describes the severe poverty and deteriorating economic conditions facing Syrians.

“For Syrians, any step that may lead to better living conditions is worth celebrating, and removing [the] designation is not only one such step but also one of the final major actions toward dismantling the complex web of US sanctions that isolated Syria for so long.”

Obai Kurd Ali · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Kurd Ali says Syrians welcome the removal of the designation as a major step toward dismantling US sanctions.

“For nearly five decades, Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism resulted in severe restrictions on financing and exports and contributed to significant hesitation and overcompliance among banks and investors who were reluctant to engage with Syria, fearing secondary sanctions,”

Obai Kurd Ali · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Kurd Ali explains that Syria's decades-long terrorism designation caused severe financing and export restrictions and bank overcompliance.

“Good governance, transparency, robust anticorruption measures and meaningful judicial reform are essential to regain investors’ confidence and ensure that investment contributes to a sustainable and inclusive recovery that puts people’s priorities at its heart.”

Obai Kurd Ali · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Kurd Ali lists governance, transparency, anticorruption, and judicial reform as essential to regaining investor confidence.

“The transitional government must seize this opportunity to put its own house in order,”

Obai Kurd Ali · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Kurd Ali says the transitional government must seize the opportunity to reform.