Longstanding plans to develop Jordan’s nuclear energy resources gained some momentum, but also suffered some setbacks . The controversial project remains politically divisive and has several obstacles yet to navigate, including the selection of an appropriate site for a planned reactor, the provision of adequate financial and human resources, and...
In an effort to supplement increasingly disrupted supplies of Egyptian liquid natural gas (LNG), Jordan is urgently seeking alternative import solutions. Securing new sources of gas is of vital importance in the short term, given that the government is having to spend billions of dollars per year on diesel and heavy fuel in order to make up for the...
The last few years have presented a challenging market for the retail sector, with Jordanians’ incomes squeezed by the increasing cost of living. Yet new malls continue opening, hypermarkets continue to grow, and more retailers are still entering the market. Economies of scale can offer attractive savings to consumers who have less disposable income...
With an attractive regulatory environment for investment in electricity generation, the sector has seen new injections of foreign capital in recent months. Jordan’s privately owned distribution companies are in a similarly favourable position; their power purchase agreements (PPAs) ensure that the state-owned National Electric Power Company (NEPCO)...
Clothing manufacturers in the kingdom experienced strong growth in 2011. As the country’s most economically important export, they contributed JD708m ($994.9m) to the year’s total national exports, 14.8% of the total. The main driver behind this growth is the US market, which received 93% of Jordanian clothes exports in the first 11 months of 2011....
At a time of growing global demand for fertiliser, the potash industry in Jordan is becoming increasingly profitable. An ingredient in a number of fertilisers, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea. Most of the product is then exported to a growing Eastern market, including to India, South-east Asia and China. The industry comprises the Arab Potash...
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