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...
With Jordan’s economic outlook at best mixed for the time being, the kingdom’s government is exploring tax increases as one way to keep the budget solvent. However, officials are nevertheless keen to ensure these tax hikes do not hinder common daily economic activity for most of the population, especially now that Ramadan has begun.
What recommendations do you have for leaders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) seeking to convert turmoil into long-term, positive reforms?
The events that have swept through the Middle East recently have been described in many different ways, and have generated a vast array of scenarios and resulted in a multitude of new regional dynamics and postures. The only universally accepted certainty is that our region has changed forever. There’s no going back on the aspirations of Arab...
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