Jordan’s proximity to Iraq is of interest to the nation’s economic planners for obvious reasons. The troubled neighbour boasts proven oil reserves of 150bn barrels as of 2013, according to BP’s “Statistical Review of World Energy”, which are the third largest in the region, behind Saudi Arabia and Iran. With a population estimated by the World Bank at 33m, Iraq...
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Articles & Analysis | Economic ties with Iraq are strengthening from The Report: Jordan 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Umayya Toukan, Minister of Finance from The Report: Jordan 2014
How is the government maintaining fiscal discipline in regards to repaying its IMF loans?
Articles & Analysis | Small but important: Supporting the growth of the nation’s SMEs from The Report: Jordan 2014
It is hard to overstate the importance of the role played by Jordan’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wider economy. The nation’s historical role as safe haven in a politically turbulent region has seen it welcome migrants from far and wide, most notably Palestine, Iraq and – more recently – Syria. Many have brought their capital with them, and deployed...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ibrahim Saif, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) from The Report: Jordan 2014
What impact could the $5bn Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grant have on the Jordanian economy?
Articles & Analysis | The emphasis is now on reducing the fiscal deficit and resetting national strategies from The Report: Jordan 2014
The kingdom’s economic journey from its emergence as a new state in 1946 to the regional business and financial hub that it is today is a remarkable one. Over this brief span Jordan has undergone a number of developmental phases, from an initial focus on massive public investment in basic utilities, health and education to the growth of an industrial and manufacturing...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Crispin Blunt, MP and Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group from The Report: Jordan 2014
To what extent are you concerned by the seeming movement toward greater sectarianism within the region, in particular the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS)?