After the turbulence of recent years, indicators are positive for Jordan’s capital markets. The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Free Float Index showed a 5% year-on-year increase in 2013, while the value of traded shares reached JD3bn ($4.2bn) in 2013, up from JD2bn ($2.82bn) in 2012. The ASE, with its total of 237 listed companies, reflects the diversity of Jordan’s economy. The recent...
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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Jordan 2014
Articles & Analysis | A good night’s sleep: Amman Hotel Listings from The Report: Jordan 2014
View contact details and general information for some of the leading hotels and resorts in Amman
Articles & Analysis | Useful tips for business and leisure travellers from The Report: Jordan 2014
The people of Jordan are renowned for their hospitality. Visitors will find it common to be greeted by the words, “Welcome to Jordan”. Most people go out of their way to assist visitors, and making friends with local Jordanians is relatively easy.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Awni Rushoud, Investment Commissioner, Investment Commission from The Report: Jordan 2014
What sort of changes were involved in the transition from the Jordan Investment Board to the new Investment Commission?
Articles & Analysis | Evaluating the government’s privatisation programme from The Report: Jordan 2014
The privatisation of state companies is almost always a process fraught with competing concerns. However, while controversies attached to the sale of state assets are ubiquitous, Jordan is unique in the region in its assessment of its privatisation programme. The last year has seen the completion of a painstaking evaluation process of nearly 20 privatisation deals...
Articles & Analysis | Foreign assistance is a significant part of the economy from The Report: Jordan 2014
There are several reasons why external aid plays such an important role in Jordan’s economy. The country’s modest geographic footprint and dearth of natural resources are chief among them, as is Jordan’s position between Israel, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. There are myriad geopolitical reasons why regional and global donors have determined that a stable Jordan is...