How do you characterise the significance of the upgrades to the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT)?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Lina Shbeeb, Former Minister of Transport: Interview from The Report: Jordan2015
Articles & Analysis | Aqaba's port complex undergoing redevelopment and expansion from The Report: Jordan2015
In recent years, Aqaba’s port complex has been undergoing major redevelopment and expansion. At the same time, as Jordan’s sole seaport and main import-export funnel, Aqaba has been responding to the challenges posed by regional security issues, while remaining a major charger for the kingdom’s economic growth. Indeed, the most recent...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ziad Fariz, Governor, Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ): Interview from The Report: Jordan2015
What factors led the CBJ to lower the benchmark monetary policy rates by 50 basis points in 2015?
Articles & Analysis | New corporate governance rules improving transparency from The Report: Jordan2015
New corporate governance rules enacted in late 2014 should support stability and transparency in Jordan’s banking industry as well as enhance its activities and relationships in the international arena. The regulations set new standards in critical policy areas, including the structure of boards of directors, family ownership, auditing,...
Articles & Analysis | Banks in Jordan remain strong despite regional instability from The Report: Jordan2015
A major engine of domestic growth, Jordan’s financial services sector maintained an upward trajectory in 2014 despite a rising tide of regional instability. The kingdom’s mature, well-developed banking sector in particular is a major strength, with profits and lending both showing an increase.
Articles & Analysis | Jordan has signed a range of free trade agreements from The Report: Jordan2015
Jordan’s multitude of free trade agreements (FTAs) has created a vehicle for both domestic economic development and greater integration with the global economy. In 1997 King Hussein signed the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA), marking the first of a series of trade-related accords. Throughout the 2000s, Jordan signed more than seven...