Economy

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...

A major metals and minerals exporter, Peru experienced steady growth for most of the 2000s and rapid expansion in 2007 and 2008 on the back of high demand for key exports such as copper. The country avoided negative growth in 2009 in spite of the worldwide economic crisis and reduced commodity prices, and the economy began to once again see...

After recent displays of strong economic growth, Peru finds itself among the leading emerging economies. Although the election of President Ollanta Humala in June 2011 sparked concern over an anticipated shift in economic agenda within the investor community, the administration has demonstrated its commitment to continuing the successful economic...

Following the fall of now-imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori from power at the turn of the millennium, Peru has enjoyed over a decade of stable political and economic progress. Economic development, in particular, has been rapid, partly due to elevated global commodity prices, as well as the commercialisation of the giant Camisea...