# 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.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-21
- **Original source:** [Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)](https://sana.sy/syria-and-the-world/2613629/)
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- **Language:** English
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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.

[Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)](https://sana.sy/syria-and-the-world/2613629/)

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