Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Roger Hearing and on this edition,
the US lifts sanctions on Syria after President Trump met the Syrian interim leader in Riyadh.
So will this revive the country's economy after 14 years of war?
Also today,
optimism from one Chinese exporter over the reduced tariffs agreed between Beijing and Washington.
It's not 145 percent, it's 10 percent.
Plus fears about conditions for foreign workers as Saudi Arabia builds facilities for the 2034 World Cup and the strange tale of the missing texts between the head of the European Commission and the boss of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms.
But first, Syria has been under some form of sanctions by the United States for more than 14 years,
and they've been pretty comprehensive,
an embargo on the oil sector, a freeze on state assets,
and a total ban on the import to Syria of goods and services from the US.
But now, that's over.
President Trump made the announcement before meeting the Syrian transitional president,
Ahmed al-Sharah, during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
He said he wanted to give Syria,
which emerged from a long-running civil war in December, a chance for greatness.
The announcement prompted immediate celebrations on the streets of the capital, Damascus.
The feeling is indescribable.
Unbelievable happiness.