{"id":3907,"date":"2012-05-08T19:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/vcpeindex\/?page_id=3907"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:28:37","slug":"syria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/vcpeindex\/syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/omnipotent.net\/jquery.sparkline\/2.1.2\/jquery.sparkline.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:32px; font-weight:bold; width:50%;\">Syria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:50%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:20px;\">Rank: 119 &middot; Score: 17.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:right;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:36%;\">Basic facts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:6%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:36%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Population (millions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">22.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and pulic issues (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP (US$ billions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">10.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&amp;A volume (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP per capita (US$)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">453.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Venture capital investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP growth (per cent)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">0.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Private equity investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"line-height:36px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:18px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #ddd; line-height:24px; width:100%;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:20px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:100%;\">Performance Overview<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; line-height:60px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">Indicator<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:51.1%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank \/ 125<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank Trend<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; line-height:60px; padding-left:10px;\" colspan=\"2\">VC\/PE Country Attractiveness Index<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">119<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">10, 7, 10, 6, 6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">17.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">1<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">Economic Activity<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">113<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">41, 29, 10, 19, 12<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">54.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd1\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size of the Economy (GDP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">122<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">26, 32, 31, 6, 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">16.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Expected Real GDP Growth<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">113<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">82, 8, 1, 10, 12<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">94.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Unemployment<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">101, 100, 105, 106, 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">103.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">2<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">Depth of Capital Market<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">119<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">19, 16, 22, 9, 6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">2.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size and Liquidity of the Stock Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">87<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">37, 38, 37, 38, 38<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">49.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Total Trading Volume<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">42, 42, 42, 42, 42<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and Public Issuing Activity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">61<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">72, 65, 63, 64, 64<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&#038;A Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">118<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">2, 1, 3, 5, 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">5.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Debt and Credit Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">107<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">21, 20, 19, 19, 18<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">49.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bank Non-Performing Loans<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">124<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">25, 8, 3, 2, 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">3<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">Taxation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">92<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">42, 42, 36, 34, 33<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">73.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd3\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Tax Incentives and Administrative Burden<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">92<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">42, 42, 36, 34, 33<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">73.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">4<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">Investor Protection and Corporate Governance<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">111<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">15, 13, 13, 14, 14<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">38.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd4\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">4.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Quality of Corporate Governance<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">115<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">10, 9, 8, 10, 10<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">31.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Security of Property Rights<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">105<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">22, 19, 19, 20, 20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">48.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Quality of Legal Enforcement<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">101<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">23, 21, 23, 24, 24<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">39.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">5<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">Human and Social Environment<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">124<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">1, 1, 1, 1, 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">10.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd5\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Education and Human Capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">74, 75, 75, 75, 75<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">10.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Labor Regulations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">89, 86, 86, 86, 86<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">72.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bribing and Corruption<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">125<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">0, 0, 0, 0, 0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">6<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">Entrepreneurial Opportunities<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">104<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">12, 11, 17, 17, 21<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">28.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd6\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Innovation<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">87<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">15, 12, 27, 26, 38<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; 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