This section features an article on Petra, which is widely regarded as the crown jewel of Jordanian tourism. The chapter also includes a listing of the country’s leading hotels and resorts, as well as useful telephone numbers and facts for visitors, including information about language, weather, visas, currency and more.
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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 strategic location for a range of sectors in the economy, including transport, logistics and industry. Aqaba is also a premier tourism destination, boasting the highest number of hotel nights outside of the capital. Furthermore, its tourism capacity is set to be expanded...
As the economy faces short-term challenges of low growth and a tight fiscal position, preparation is under way to support long-term recovery and lay foundations for the encouragement of investment as new sectors open up, notably in infrastructure and energy. Jordan faces several short-term challenges it must overcome to lay the foundations for when growth is expected to pick up from 2013. It must...
Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Jordan 2012
Includes information about Jordan’s geography, climate, population and demographics. The chapter also provides an overview of the kingdom’s natural resources, politics and government.
Economic update | Kuwait: Investing in Malaysia
29 Jun 2012
Conscious that its economy is currently highly dependent on oil and closely tied to markets that continue to face economic uncertainty, Kuwait’s government is looking further afield to new investment destinations as well as to moves to stabilise oil prices.
Higher-than-forecast oil revenues should allow Oman to sustain economic growth for the rest of the year, as well as put its budget into the black. There is, however, a serious caveat. A weakening of global markets and any delays to the state’s efforts to strengthen its economic base could negatively impact year-end figures.