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“We are going to set up 10 medical labs in Palestine”

Healthcare

“We are going to set up 10 medical labs in Palestine”

Dr. Hassib Sahyoun

Chairman & CEO of MedLabs

“We received the award as the leading resort in Jordan for five years running”

Tourism

“We received the award as the leading resort in Jordan for five years running”

Dan Benzaquen

General Manager of Mövenpick Tala Bay and Mövenpick Aqaba

“Partnerships with 110 German universities”

Education & Research

“Partnerships with 110 German universities”

Manar Fayyad

President of German Jordanian University

“A market leader in providing structured facilities and unique product offerings”

Finance

“A market leader in providing structured facilities and unique product offerings”

Ahmad Abu Eideh

Chief Executive Officer, Middle East (Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon)

“Ahli Bank is one of Jordan’s leading commercial & SME finance banks”

Finance

“Ahli Bank is one of Jordan’s leading commercial & SME finance banks”

Founded in 1955, Ahli Bank is one of Jordan’s largest lenders for SMEs, providing a lifeline for emerging businesses across the economic spectrum....

“We’ve obtained 20 projects from EU funds”

Education & Research

“We’ve obtained 20 projects from EU funds”

Saeb Khresat

President of Jordan University of Science and Technology

New banking concept launched to serve unbanked millennials

Finance

New banking concept launched to serve unbanked millennials

Last October, Cairo Amman Bank launched a new subsidiary, LINC, dedicated to servicing Jordan’s large unbanked youth population.

“We’re the only Jordanian bank with an established presence in Iraq”

Finance

“We’re the only Jordanian bank with an established presence in Iraq”

Bassem Khalil Al-Salem

Chairman of Capital Bank

Upgraded airport greets 8m passengers

Aviation

Upgraded airport greets 8m passengers

The Kingdom’s prime gateway to the world continues to soar while staying true to its Jordanian roots.

“A dedicated airport operator is an important advantage”

Aviation

“A dedicated airport operator is an important advantage”

Kjeld Binger

CEO of Airport International Group

Entrepreneurial spirit lives on in the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial spirit lives on in the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp

Syrian refugees facing a long-term stay in Jordan are showing that the entrepreneurial spirit can be nurtured in the most unlikely of places.

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Financiers prove their resilience under pressure

Finance

Financiers prove their resilience under pressure

Jordan’s finance sector maintains one of the top capital adequacy rates in the region, and continues to improve while under external stress. Such...

PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate in full swing to reach $1b of investment

Industry

PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate in full swing to reach $1b of investment

The Aqaba International Industrial Estate, managed by PBI Aqaba, is eyeing $1b of investment by 2019 on the back of large hi-tech manufacturing deals....

Technical studies get a trade up

Education & Research

Technical studies get a trade up

A new education strategy aims at promoting technical studies to tackle skills-mismatch issue.

The Arab world’s top content creator takes on innovation

Telecom & IT

The Arab world’s top content creator takes on innovation

Home to tech MNCs, incubators and highly productive Arabic content creators, Jordan today hosts a formidble ICT sector.

“Resilience is a quality that has become synonymous with Jordan”

Economy

“Resilience is a quality that has become synonymous with Jordan”

Aqel Biltaji

President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jordan

Diplomacy

“We are a $950 million operation in Jordan today”: UN

“We are a $950 million operation in Jordan today”: UN

Anders Pedersen

UN Humanitarian Coordinator

Real Estate & Construction

Education & Research

“BAU has signed work-placement agreements with 27 companies”

“BAU has signed work-placement agreements with 27 companies”

Abdullah Zoubi

President of Al-Balqa Applied University

Industry

“We will have $1b of investment under management by 2019”

“We will have $1b of investment under management by 2019”

Sheldon Fink

Chairman & CEO of PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate

Real Estate & Construction

“We completed a series of transformative projects in Aqaba”

“We completed a series of transformative projects in Aqaba”

Abu Ghattas

Managing Director of MAG Engineering & Contracting

Education & Research

“We are restructuring a number of our technical colleges under Al-Balqa Applied University”

“We are restructuring a number of our technical colleges under Al-Balqa Applied University”

Adel Tweissi

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Business Services

“Over 80 per cent of Arabic content on the internet is of Jordanian origin”

“Over 80 per cent of Arabic content on the internet is of Jordanian origin”

Mohammed Bataineh

Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan

Finance

“Banking has been a very well managed, capitalized and liquid sector”

“Banking has been a very well managed, capitalized and liquid sector”

Hani Qadi

Director General of the Association of Banks in Jordan

Finance

“Fintech is definitely a good investment opportunity in Jordan”

“Fintech is definitely a good investment opportunity in Jordan”

Heike Harmgart

EBRD Country Director for Jordan

Business Services

“Aqaba will soon be booming with business providing transport to Iraq”

“Aqaba will soon be booming with business providing transport to Iraq”

Hamdi Tabbaa

President of the Jordan Businessmen Association

Transport

“We began the rehabilitation of the Desert Highway in April”

“We began the rehabilitation of the Desert Highway in April”

Jalal Qudsi

Project Director of United Enterprise

Agriculture & Fisheries

“We managed to achieve 10% growth in 2017”

“We managed to achieve 10% growth in 2017”

Khaled Hanifat

Minister of Agriculture

Diplomacy

“Jordan, with its unifying identity, welcomes and supports its Arab brethren”

“Jordan, with its unifying identity, welcomes and supports its Arab brethren”

Today the "biggest host to refugees in the world," the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has emerged as a role model of stability, tolerance and economic...

Economy

“Duty-free access to 1.6 billion consumers”

“Duty-free access to 1.6 billion consumers”

Nasser Shraideh

Chief commissioner of Aqaba SEZ Authority

Economy

“We have centralized all investment procedures”

“We have centralized all investment procedures”

THABET ELWIR

Chief Commissioner of the Jordan Investment Commission

“Our net profit after tax reached $533m for 2016”

Finance

“Our net profit after tax reached $533m for 2016”

Nemeh Sabbagh

CEO of Arab Bank

“Best-placed professional firm in Jordan and Iraq”

Business Services

“Best-placed professional firm in Jordan and Iraq”

BISHR BAKER

Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Jordan and Iraq

Cairo Amman Bank takes tech transfer to next level

Finance

Cairo Amman Bank takes tech transfer to next level

Having gained global repute for applying iris-recognition tech in ATMs, Cairo Amman Bank is now about to disrupt banking services while raising financial...

“Wherever we are, we are pharma leaders”

Industry

“Wherever we are, we are pharma leaders”

GHIATH SUKHTIAN

Chairman of MS Pharma

“We have reached 95% 4G/LTE coverage”

Telecom & IT

“We have reached 95% 4G/LTE coverage”

JÉRÔME HÉNIQUE

CEO of Orange Jordan

Jordan uniquely qualified to become hub for region’s reconstruction

Economy

Jordan uniquely qualified to become hub for region’s reconstruction

Host to millions of refugees, Jordan is today preparing to ensure their countries get rebuilt, with investment demand estimated to be $200bn in Syria...

Jordan’s business community paves way for trade revival with Iraq

Industry

Jordan’s business community paves way for trade revival with Iraq

Proactive engagement with Iraq through the Jordanian government and the country's largest business lobby, the Amman Chamber of Industry, has once...

Aqaba: Jordan’s investment darling stares down an economic boom

Economy

Aqaba: Jordan’s investment darling stares down an economic boom

Eco-friendly port terminals have earned the special economic zone international acclaim. Credit: Aqaba Development Corporation

“Blending tourism, logistics and industry in one place”

Economy

“Blending tourism, logistics and industry in one place”

GHASSAN GHANEM

CEO of Aqaba Development Corporation

“We have more than tripled throughput”

Logistics

“We have more than tripled throughput”

Jeppe Jensen

CEO of Aqaba Container Terminal

Aqaba’s port stands out as model public-private partnership

Logistics

Aqaba’s port stands out as model public-private partnership

Once Jordan's largest hindrance to trade, the Aqaba Container Terminal has developed into one of the best operating ports in the region.

“High-tech industries will become a growth area”

Industry

“High-tech industries will become a growth area”

Sheldon Fink

CEO of PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate

“Petroleum consumption has risen 3% annually”

Energy

“Petroleum consumption has risen 3% annually”

ABDEL KARIM ALAWIN

CEO of Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company

“Banks in Jordan are healthy and compete domestically and abroad”

“Banks in Jordan are healthy and compete domestically and abroad”

Ziad Fariz

Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan

“We are a living example that FDI works in Jordan”

Aviation

“We are a living example that FDI works in Jordan”

KJELD BINGER

CEO of Airport International Group

“Jordan spreads its culture of tolerance and anti-extremism through education”

“Jordan spreads its culture of tolerance and anti-extremism through education”

Adel Tweissi

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

QAIA’s on-time expansion leads to top regional accolade

Aviation

QAIA’s on-time expansion leads to top regional accolade

Queen Alia International Airport named Best Airport by Size and Region in the Middle East after raising its passenger capacity to up to 12 million....

“We’re ranked first in Jordan for research impact”

Education & Research

“We’re ranked first in Jordan for research impact”

OMAR AL-JARRAH

President of Jordan University of Science and Technology

“Our market share for medical insurance is now 45 percent”

Finance

“Our market share for medical insurance is now 45 percent”

MUSTAFA MELHEM

CEO of Gig | Arab Orient Insurance

“FIC is the most solvent insurance company in Jordan”

“FIC is the most solvent insurance company in Jordan”

Ali Al-Wazani

CEO of First Insurance Company