How have electricity and water tariff increases — both important inputs for the sector — affected Jordanian industry?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Brent Heimann, CEO, Arab Potash Company (APC): Interview from The Report: Jordan2015
Articles & Analysis | Jordanian industries leverage their location to look for new overseas markets from The Report: Jordan2015
Producing a diverse range of industrial goods, from phosphates to processed food and packaging to steel billets, Jordan’s industrial sector is a mainstay of the nation’s economy. The country’s location, supported by myriad free trade agreements (FTAs) offering access to 1.5bn consumers, enables the kingdom to be a strategic trade route to many...
Articles & Analysis | Resource extraction in potash and phosphate supports the Jordanian economy from The Report: Jordan2015
As the seventh-largest producer of potash in the world, Jordan is producing around 2m tonnes per annum of this vital fertiliser ingredient. The country is also home to one of the world’s largest phosphate rock sectors, making minerals extraction one of the country’s top industrial sectors and a major support for the Jordanian economy.
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Jordan2015
Jordan’s industrial sector remains a central pillar of the kingdom’s economy with manufacturing contributing $6bn to the country’s estimated nominal GDP of $35.7bn in 2014. Meanwhile the country’s large mining industry – particularly of potash and phosphate – have fueled the rise of major chemicals and fertiliser industries in the kingdom while the country’s robust building materials sector...
Articles & Analysis | South Africa's industrial strategy helps the sector retain momentum from The Report: South Africa 2016
Among the manufacturing powerhouses of the continent, South Africa has a strong industrial tradition dating back 150 years. The past few decades have been difficult, with external and domestic factors weighing on the sector, but the government and industry leaders have been working to stoke growth and develop value-added industries. In doing...
