The workshop took place on April 24^th and 25^th in Beirut, and was attended by over 20 researchers and experts from Europe, US, Russia, Turkey and Syria. The workshop served to create a Syrian-led platform where the economic issues of early recovery were discussed with regards to political and security concerns, as well as to local, regional and international actors’ interests. Four research papers were presented from the authors and discussed with the other experts participating in the workshop. The first day was devoted to portraying the different perspectives and strategies international actors have concerning early economic recovery policies in Syria. On the one hand, Turkey and Russia seem willing to engage more in Syria, while European countries, on the other hand, defend the position that no reconstruction is possible unless a durable, long-term and comprehensive political process is put in place, which takes the interests of all of Syria’s ethnic and religious groups into account. The panels on the second day were mainly aimed at providing a framework of potential economic policies to facilitate early economic recovery for the Syrian people, with a focus on local capacities and markets. The experts also tried to assess the regime’s current ability and will to rebuild the regions under its control. One of the main issues discussed throughout both days was the necessity to establish trade relations and to keep a common ground for future reunification between the three different zones of control within Syria. ​​​​​​​