As part of its unwavering commitment to building a future Syria as a unified and prosperous state, the Syrian Future Movement reaffirms the importance of viewing current economic achievements as part of a comprehensive transitional process aimed at achieving long-term economic and social stability.
This statement comes in the context of the Syrian Ministry of Energy’s announcement that mineral resource revenues have exceeded US$62 million since the beginning of 2025, representing an initial step in a transitional phase that requires a comprehensive national vision focused on sustainable development, social justice, and national unity.
The Syrian Future Movement asserts that these revenues, generated from the exploitation of phosphate, quartz sand, salt, and volcanic tuff mines, reflect the beginning of a structural transformation in the Syrian economy during the transitional phase that began with the fall of Assad in December 2014.
We see this reflected in the daily production of the phosphate fertilizer plant in Homs – 3,520 tons, divided into 1,700 tons of sulfuric acid, 520 tons of phosphoric acid, and 1,300 tons of triple superphosphate (TSP) – and in the potential for achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 15%. This paves the way for restoring approximately 50% of pre-2011 production capacity by 2028, according to economic models based on reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Therefore, we believe this achievement strengthens economic sovereignty and reduces dependence on foreign aid. However, during the transitional phase, it requires institutional reforms to ensure the equitable distribution of revenues across regions, with a focus on supporting the agricultural and industrial sectors to achieve inclusive growth.
The Syrian Future Movement emphasizes the necessity of linking these revenues to a long-term transitional strategy that goes beyond immediate reforms to include building a resilient economy, especially given the macroeconomic challenges, such as the $400 billion in damages estimated by the World Bank for 2024.
In this context, we stress the importance of allocating at least 25% of these revenues to provincial development funds to strengthen national unity through reconstruction projects in affected areas such as northern and eastern Syria, while taking into account the escalating security situation.
The Syrian Future Movement anticipates that this approach will lead to an 8-10% annual increase in GDP by 2030, provided that the March 2025 agreement to fully integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is implemented. This would restore state control over oil and gas resources, which lost 7.5 million barrels in the first ten months after liberation, and transform them into an engine for national growth.
The Syrian Future Movement warns against the dangers of reproducing past patterns of corruption during the transitional phase. To ensure transparency, we call for the establishment of an independent oversight body that adheres to international standards, such as those adopted by Transparency International, and publishes quarterly reports on revenue distribution.
We believe these reforms should be part of a new constitution that guarantees the rights of minorities—Kurdish, Druze, and Alawite—and prevents regional division. This will strengthen social cohesion and open doors to the €2.5 billion in foreign investment pledged by the European Union for the period 2025-2026.
The Syrian Future Movement advocates for a future vision based on economic diversification, where the mining sector becomes a cornerstone for advanced manufacturing industries, such as the production of organic fertilizers and raw materials for renewable energy, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2035. In this context, youth and women must be integrated into training programs to increase employment rates from the current 40% to 70% within a decade, while also leveraging the return of refugees to bolster human capital.
The Syrian Future Movement also emphasizes the importance of regional partnerships to transform tensions into shared economic opportunities, thus ensuring stability that extends beyond the transitional phase towards a strong and unified Syrian state.
The Syrian Future Movement calls on the transitional government to engage in a comprehensive, sustainable, and open national dialogue in 2026, focused on building an economy based on democratic principles and transitional justice, to achieve the well-being of the Syrian people who have suffered decades of tyranny and war.
