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A combination of low economic growth, fiscal tightening and high interest rates produced relatively weak results on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in 2011, with low levels of trading and new entrants. Despite reduced market sentiment, bright spots included an increase in the share of foreign investment and a growing sense that many of the blue chip...

Facing low growth and a mounting fiscal burden, policymakers in Jordan are making preparations to support long-term economic recovery and to encourage greater investment in emerging business segments such as infrastructure and energy.

While Jordan is known throughout the region for the high quality of its education, the emigration of thousands of Jordanians to opportunities in the Gulf and further afield each year results in a drain of highly skilled workers. At the same time, the domestic supply of jobs has only just kept pace with demand, indicating unemployment would be...

Amid regional turbulence, Jordan remains relatively stable and cohesive. This is a key advantage that the kingdom offers to foreign investors, who continue to use the country as a base for targeting growth markets in the region, and who are stepping up their involvement in core domestic industries such as energy, health care and information...

During the past 15 years Peru has made its entrance onto the world stage as one of the leading producers of top-quality coffee. Exports have risen dramatically during this time and look likely to continue doing so thanks to the favourable growing environment high in the Andes Mountains. The National Coffee Board ( Junta Nacional del Café, JNC)...

Once home to the Inca Empire and later one of Spain’s viceroy capitals located in the Americas, Peru has an historical legacy that offers a fascinating insight into the region’s past. The intriguing vestiges scattered around the country are proof of this and for years have attracted visitors from around the world keen to learn about their existence...