Jordan

Up to this point, Jordan’s transport sector has been dominated by road infrastructure, with the aviation network and the seaport at Aqaba also playing important roles. Though less well developed, the country’s rail network is now the focus of government-led modernisation and expansion plans.

With solid fundamental growth, companies in Jordan’s insurance sector are currently focusing on improving technical profits and boosting penetration rates. As the 28 insurance providers compete to increase market share, customers are also benefitting from low premiums and high quality provision of services.

In the face of rising energy costs and limited access to financing for smaller businesses, many Jordanian manufacturers can nonetheless feel optimistic in 2012. Despite the political unrest which overtook much of the Middle East in 2011, Jordanian exports proved surprisingly resilient, both within the region and further afield, and are being...