A combination of low economic growth, fiscal tightening and high interest rates produced relatively weak results on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in 2011, with low levels of trading and new entrants. Despite reduced market sentiment, bright spots included an increase in the share of foreign investment and a growing sense that many of the blue chip...
Facing low growth and a mounting fiscal burden, policymakers in Jordan are making preparations to support long-term economic recovery and to encourage greater investment in emerging business segments such as infrastructure and energy.
Can foreign companies use Jordan as a base for targeting growth markets across the Middle East?
To what extent is rising inflation in the Arab world connected to the events of the “Arab Spring”?
While Jordan is known throughout the region for the high quality of its education, the emigration of thousands of Jordanians to opportunities in the Gulf and further afield each year results in a drain of highly skilled workers. At the same time, the domestic supply of jobs has only just kept pace with demand, indicating unemployment would be...
Given the current economic situation, the private and public sectors have to rethink their strategies on stimulating economic growth. With rising energy and commodity costs, the pressure is on to find solutions to serious economic challenges. There is no doubt that addressing unemployment and the need for job creation are at the heart of the...
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