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https://sydialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ztam146-EN.jpg1920964This report examines the issue of the black economy in Syria as one of the most pressing challenges that deepened during the era of the former Assad regime. It highlights that the black economy encompasses activities that are illegal or unregistered within the formal framework, such as drug and arms trafficking, smuggling of goods and antiquities, the illicit extraction of oil and minerals, in addition to tax evasion, informal labor, and manipulation of exchange rates. The report argues that conflicts and wars create fertile ground for the proliferation of such practices, due to weakened state institutions, the decline of oversight mechanisms, and the spread of corruption.