The Jordanian Treasury Minister, Michel Marto stated that the newly approved general budget for 2002 allocated 500,000 Jordanian Dinars ($705 million) to an investment program in the Kingdom, equal to 21.2 percent of the total budget, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat . The minister added that the investment program presently focuses on education, health, vocational training and fighting unemployment. — (menareport.com)
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