The Syrian-Qatari Holding Company (SQHC) is a

holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the Security (finance), securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own Share ...

founded in 2008 and based in Damascus that is equally owned by the governments of

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

and

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

. With a declared capital of USD 5 billion it is Syria's largest holding company. The company has invested or plans to invest, among others, in power generation, agriculture, dairy and juice manufacturing, phosphate fertilizers, health care, real estate, financial services and fuel distribution.Company Website:Syrian-Qatari Holding Company
accessed on December 13, 2009 In October 2009 it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Syrian Ministry of Housing and Construction to invest in wastewater treatment.AMEinfo.com
November 1, 2009, accessed on December 13, 2009 Qatar’s shares are held by

Qatar Investment Authority The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA; ) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. In November 2024, the QIA had an estimated $526 ...

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