Jordan
October 10, 2012
The International Monetary Fund has said that Jordan's economy will grow by three per cent in in 2012, with the growth continuing for the next five years, although some wonder where this growth will come from as the global economy shrinks.
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood cancelled its planned trip to Egypt to assist with a gas agreement, that could have alleviated the Kingdoms chronic gas shortfall.
Jordan's public debt has ballooned to AED 69.6 billion (18.7 billion US dollars), with loans from banks and international lenders increasing.
October 9, 2012
Website 'I3zif' teaches budding musicians how to play without leaving their bedroom.
The Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) and the European Union are attempting to boost the Jordanian economy by a mixture of grants and loans to Small and Medium sized Enterprises.
October 8, 2012
Economists and business people in Jordan are forming a new group in an attempt to enhance economic reform in the Kingdom.
Medical tourism to Jordan is expanding, according to the Private Hospital Association, with Middle East turmoil becoming increasingly lucrative to the Kingdom.
October 7, 2012
Kuwait has transfered $250 million to the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), as the first tranche of GCC support for the Kingdom this year.
October 6, 2012
Jordan's biggest Friday protest to date has come and gone with less of a fuss than anticipated. Yesterday saw the Muslim Brotherhood make a peaceful stand for serious reform and anti-corruption in the Kingdom that has staved off a real Arab Spring til now.
October 4, 2012
King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Thursday and called for early elections, on the eve of a major opposition demonstration which backs political reform.
October 2, 2012
Bahrain's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) boss has said that he wants to forge closer ties between the private sectors in Bahrain and Jordan.
October 1, 2012
As Jordanian MPs head to Hungary, Zeid Naffaa, Jordan’s honourary consul in the country says that bureaucratic procedures need to be overcome to establish the center
September 29, 2012
Tunisian actress Hend Sabri has swapped celebrity glamour for humanitarian action with a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
September 27, 2012
Jordan and Qatar on Wednesday signed a framework memo to regulate the disbursement of the Gulf country’s $1.25 billion grant to the Kingdom and discussed projects suggested to be funded under the donation.
Gas extraction off the coast of Lebanon could be almost worthless if the Eurozone crisis continue to roll on, a leading expert had claimed.