Al-Saket: Jordan has Achieved Great Economic Achievements Since Independence

25-May-2019

The head of the "Made in Jordan" campaign, Eng. Musa Al-Saket, said that Jordan stands today in front of great achievements in various political, economic and social fields, after the Kingdom gained independence on May 25, 1946. 

He said in a statement issued on the occasion of the Independence Day that these achievements were achieved thanks to the great efforts exerted by the Hashemite leadership over the past decades and its keenness to build the model Jordan despite all the challenges and difficulties and the lack of resources and potentials was investment in man is the basis of development and modernization and advancement of the homeland. 

Eng. Al-Saket, who is also the First Deputy Chairman of the Amman Chamber of Industry on the occasion of Independence Day, said that the Jordanian economy, despite its limited potentials and challenges, has become one of the leading economies in the region. It has managed to overcome many obstacles, the most recent of which are the security and political conditions affecting the countries of the region. The kingdom's land ports before they are reopened. 

He added: "Our economy has many advantages that enabled it to attract quality investments in various fields. The most important factors are the security and stability factors that Jordan enjoys and the positive measures taken to develop the economic situation, foremost of which is to provide an investment environment with good incentives. 

He added that Jordan has been strongly involved in the global economy and has been able to sign a large number of free trade agreements, including accession to the World Trade Organization and trade liberalization with the United States, the European Union, the Arab countries, Canada and Singapore, which led to higher export rates to various markets, The volume of national exports is 5 billion dinars annually. 

He added that the Jordanian industry has developed and became one of the most important sectors that support the national economy through its contribution to about 24 percent of the gross domestic product and provide more than 230 thousand jobs and the volume of investment in more than 3 billion dinars and exports exceed annually 5 billion dinars. 

Al-Saket affirmed that the Jordanian industry, which is considered the oldest in the region, has reached 130 markets around the world thanks to its high quality and competitiveness, stressing its ability to lead the economic growth of the Kingdom and provide more job opportunities for Jordanians and increase its exports and attracting more investments. . 

In this regard, Eng. Al-Saket called for the establishment of a long-term "industrial industrial map" for the industrial sector, based on diversifying export markets, opening new ones, protecting them from dumping, providing the necessary training for manpower and financial finance, giving them full advantage in buying and increasing their share in the local market.











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