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Articles & Analysis | Time of transition: A gradual process of political reform moves forward from The Report: Jordan 2013
The past several years have seen significant changes in Jordan, with protests, constitutional reforms and most recently, elections held in early 2013 all reshap-ing the country’s political landscape. While it is still very much a work in progress, King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein has called for a move to a political system in which an elected...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Baroness Morris of Bolton, UK Trade Envoy to Jordan, Kuwait & the Palestinian Territories from The Report: Jordan 2013
To what extent is the unrest in nearly all of Jordan’s neighbouring countries affecting inward foreign direct investment (FDI) from the UK?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Henry Azzam, CEO, Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) from The Report: Jordan 2013
To what extent can the government balance deficit cuts with maintaining a social support system?
Articles & Analysis | Kingdom in the desert: A crossroads of geography, culture and history from The Report: Jordan 2013
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan covers an area of 89,342 sq km and shares 1635 km of land borders with Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian Territories (the West Bank), Saudi Arabia and Syria, as well as 26 km of coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba in the south. Topographically, the country is divided into three main areas: the Jor-dan Valley (part of the...
The recent promotion of the UAE to “emerging market” status could well boost capital inflows to Dubai, although the full effect of the change is likely to take some time to become apparent.