The rapid development of Jordan’s education system is one of the Middle East’s success stories. Basic education is near-universal, following steady growth over the past decade, and much of the country’s youth are now enrolled in a rapidly expanding university system. In 2011 Jordan was ranked fourth in the region on the Education Index of the UNDP...
In addition to port redevelopment projects, ambitious ventures in the energy, real estate and heavy industry sectors are generating new business opportunities in Aqaba. Tenders for the construction of a new oil terminal, a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal, and a phosphate and potash export terminal are all due to be awarded in the near future,...
Many of the world’s major software and hardware IT companies, including Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle and Samsung, are present in Jordan. In addition to targeting the local market, a number of these firms use the kingdom as their regional centre. For example, Oracle’s regional office for the Middle East and Africa, as well...
One of Jordan’s premier tourism destinations, Aqaba boasts the highest number of visitor nights outside of the capital, Amman, though as in the rest of the country, the local tourism sector has been negatively affected by regional instability and the eurozone crisis. According to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, 460,286...
With a push to increase its stake in a growing Middle Eastern tourism market, Jordan has undertaken a number of construction projects that are being led by both international and local contractors. While the global financial crisis and regional property crash still cast a shadow, signs in late 2011 and early 2012 indicate that the clouds are...
The town of Aqaba and the short strip of coast on which it lies represent Jordan’s only access to the sea. This makes Aqaba a key location for a range of sectors of the Jordanian economy, most notably tourism, transport and logistics, and industry. To encourage development, the town and surrounding areas since 2001 have been designated a special...
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