Syrian minister’s advisor: Shaping Syria’s economic future

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The senior advisor to Syria’s Minister of Economy and Industry Dr. Osama Kadi shares how he joined Syria’s opposition early on, helping draft plans for the country’s post-conflict economic future. #Syria

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00:00You published, whilst you were engaged with the opposition, a paper entitled

00:05The Economic Map of the New Syria. It was a plan for the post-war economic recovery.

00:11That day has now come. Just tell us how involved you are in Syria's future.

00:17Actually, from day first of the revolution, I joined the opposition and joined Syrian people, basically.

00:24We established what we call Syrian people's friend for economic development and reconstruction in 2012,

00:37headed by Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

00:40We had the first meeting in May 2012 in Abu Dhabi.

00:46I believe 45 countries attended.

00:50And then we had another one in October 2012 titled The Investment in New Syria.

00:59200 business people attended, most of them Syrians.

01:03And they pledged at that time to invest $5 billion the minute that toppled down the Syrian regime.

01:10And then we have in Berlin, Germany, another conference.

01:13And then we had in South Korea the last conference in 2013.

01:17So what we had with the Syrian economic task force...

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