NEWS
Politics
FM: Israel's respect of historical status quo of Al Aqsa Mosque is "key to calm"
Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, Wednesday, said that Jordan want...
July 21st, 2017
Lavrov discusses with Jordanian counterpart crisis in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed on Tuesday with his Jordanian counterpart...
July 19th, 2017
Economics
Jordanians exports to countries of North America, Asia rising - statistics
National exports to the counties of North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) increased b...
July 10th, 2017
Jordan exports to Saudi Arabia down by 20% in Q1
The value of Jordanian exports to north American countries have increased by 6.9 per cent...
July 10th, 2017
Industry
Royal Jordanian wins prestigious awards for social media campaign
Royal Jordanian continues placing witty and lively marketing advertisements on social medi...
June 8th, 2017
RJ – official carrier for the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has selected Royal Jordanian to be the official carrier of the fo...
May 18th, 2017
Markets
ASE down on blue chips
The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Monday’s trading in red, as the main index lost 0.17%...
January 24th, 2017
ASE rises on industrial gains
The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) ended Sunday’s trading session in green, as the main index...
January 23rd, 2017
ANALYSIS
Politics
Jordan, Israel trade barbs as tension over Al-Aqsa continues
Anyone following Jordanian reaction to Israeli measures imposed at the Haram al-Sharif (wh...
July 21st, 2017
Economics
Syrian refugee artists in Jordan add color to the desert
At the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Syrian artists are using their paintbrushes to brea...
April 26th, 2017
Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena
Private investment funding for key start-ups in the Mena region has been consistently grow...
April 6th, 2017
Markets
Mideast funds more bullish on equities, less on bonds
Middle East fund managers have become more bullish towards equities in the region over the...
August 1st, 2016
ECONOMY
Jordan Economic Report March 2017
The central bank surprised financial markets by raising all of its interest rates by half a point (0.5 percentage points) in February 2017. This come hard on the heels of…
RISK
Jordan Risk Report March 2017
The economy has proved resilient in the face of adverse shocks over the past several years and boasts strong fundamentals. Nevertheless economic performance remains below potential and unemployment remains high.…
INDUSTRY
Jordan Telecommunications & IT February 2017
The Jordanian government has placed the telecommunications and IT sector at the forefront of its economic development plans. Given the sector’s strategic importance to the greater economy, contributing around 14%…
FDI
Jordan Foreign Direct Investment January 2016
Since his ascension to the throne in 1999, Jordan’s King Abdullah has made increasing foreign investment a corner stone of his policy agenda. From technology, manufacturing and energy, to healthcare,…
SME
Jordan Small & Medium Enterprises January 2016
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 98.5% of all Jordanian companies and account for 60% of formal jobs and 50% of the nation’s GDP. As such, they represent a…
