Syria discusses digital-transition support with World Bank leaders
Syria requested a grant and technical assistance; a World Bank delegation agreed to visit the following month.
- Publish date: 2026-10-21
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
- Reading time: 1 min read
Communications and Information Technology Minister Abdulsalam Haykal discussed Syria’s digital-transformation programme with World Bank leaders in Seoul during the World Summit on AI and Digitalization. Syria presented a request for a financial grant and technical assistance for programme priorities. A senior World Bank delegation agreed to visit Syria the following month for further technical and procedural discussions; the report did not say funding was approved.