Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Real Estate Bank of Syria (REB)de-listed

Address

P.O. Box: 2337, Insurance Bldg, Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria

Official reason

There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Real Estate Bank of Syria is or has been involved in supporting or benefitting from the Syrian regime, in particular through the provision of financial services and making available funds or other economic resources. Further, it is owned or controlled by or otherwise associated with the Syrian regime. In...

Other Information

Business. State owned

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Syria

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to Syria continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amen...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/792/contents/made