Well-educated IT graduates and low operational costs mean that Jordan is emerging as a key regional IT centre. Indeed, part of the country’s appeal for foreign ICT firms looking to relocate is its workforce, which tends to relatively inexpensive. Moreover, driven by new technologies, rapidly rising domestic internet penetration is boosting the segment. In 2011 a rapid uptake of mobile broadband...
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Chapter | IT & Telecoms from The Report: Jordan 2012
Africa has undergone an economic transformation over the past decade. While there is wide variation among the continent’s markets, its frontier economies have been among the fastest-growing worldwide, in a trend that will likely continue over the next decade. That growth is unlocking opportunities in sectors new and old – one of the reasons why Africa offers one of the highest rates of return of developing regions.
The kingdom faced a number of major political and economic challenges in 2011, including high unemployment, rising inflation and a $2bn budget deficit. Furthermore, like many other countries in the Middle East, Jordan is currently in the midst of a series of potentially transformative political reforms brought about by the Arab Spring protests in early 2011. Unlike many of its neighbours, however...
Amid the regional turbulence caused by the Arab Spring, Jordan has navigated a steady course. This is a key advantage that the kingdom offers to foreign investors, who continue to regard the country as a strong 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 technology.
This section features an article on Petra, which is widely regarded as the crown jewel of Jordanian tourism. The chapter also includes a listing of the country’s leading hotels and resorts, as well as useful telephone numbers and facts for visitors, including information about language, weather, visas, currency and more.
Chapter | Legal Framework from The Report: Jordan 2012
Along with Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates and Legal Consultants, OBG reviews the kingdom’s legal framework and the various structures and incentives established to help foreign companies.
This chapter includes an interview with Khaled Asfour, Managing Partner at Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates and Legal Consultants.