date:Jan 07, 2014
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There are a lot of trading companies in the Middle East and Black Sea willing to take the risk of dealing with Syria although the big multinationals are still cautious, another European trader said.
If the payment process using the frozen funds becomes more tried and tested, larger trading houses might come back into the Syrian grain sector, he said.
Another Syrian state entity, the General Foreign Trade Organisation (GFTO), has been tendering to buy flour, sugar, oils, r