Al-addustour ــــ Acting Chairman of the Investment Authority Faridoun Hartouq said that the Investment Authority is actively seeking to expand the export base of companies and to create new and alternative export markets in view of the region's closure of markets close to national industries.

 He met with the Jordanian businessmen delegation which participated in the Kenyan capital The meeting was attended by Jordanian Ambassador to Nairobi Dr. Suleiman Arabiyat and representative of Jordan Chamber of Industry. 

He said that the launch of non-traditional markets such as the Kenyan market is one of the important markets for Jordanian exports as one of the promising and large markets capable of absorbing many products in the industrial sector.

He added that the Investment Authority will provide full support to the Jordanian industries by providing the necessary support for external export exhibitions The Jordanian-Jordanian Chamber of Industry and Industry Minister Fathi Al-Jaghbair affirmed that the organization of this mission comes after the success of a number of Jordanian industrial missions to Kenya during the past two years and T resulted in the high rate of Jordanian exports to the Kenyan market and thus promote trade with Kenya to cover all economic fields. 

"The Kingdom has a competitive edge of more than 46 domestic products to enter and compete in the Kenyan market. It is concentrated in the sectors of construction, chemical, cosmetic, plastic, rubber, leather, engineering, electrical, wood and furniture.

 Adding that there is a responsibility also rests with the Jordanian companies to follow up the efforts of the Jordan Chamber of Industry and the Investment Authority to promote these markets. 

Dr. Suleiman Arbiyat, the Jordanian ambassador to Kenya, stressed the importance of the African market in general and the Kenyan in particular to the Jordanian products, pointing to the high royal outlook that opened the way for Jordanian investors to enter the African markets from the Kenyan gate which is characterized by the geographical location near the Kingdom and the need of the African market for more products.

To drive its development and growth. 

The Jordanian Businessmen's Mission to Nairobi Kenya was organized jointly by the Investment Authority and the Jordan Chamber of Industry within the framework of the planned activities for the African market during the period from 18-21 / 2019/6.

 The delegation included ten participants representing various industrial sectors, food, engineering, Pharmaceuticals, electrical cables, calcium carbonate, and tourism promotion authority for tourism promotion in Jordan.

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