Jordan Energy Sector
97% of Jordan’s energy needs are currently being satisfied by imports. Jordan’s energy bill is around 23% of the GDP. Demand for electricity will continue to rise from 2,260 megawatts in 2008 to 6,000 megawatts by 2020.
Jordan Banking Sector
Despite the minor drop in ratings, the Banking sector in Jordan is healthy and enjoys an increasingly sound operating environment. The top players are Arab Bank, Housing Bank for Trade and Finance and Jordan Islamic Bank.
Jordan Telecom Sector
Jordan telecom sector is dominated by three players, the incumbent Jordan Telecom Group (Orange), Zain Jordan and Umniah, operated by Batelco Bahrain. The sector is mature and the penetration rate is close to 110%.
Zara Holding Jordan
Lina Annab, General Manager of Zara Investment, which is the largest employer in the 5-star hotel industry in Jordan and controls approximately 30% of the Hashemite Kingdom’s total room inventory of 5-star hotels, discussess the tourism sector in Jordan.
Jordan Telecom Competition
With Jordan mobile penetration rate reaching above 110% in 2010, Abdul Malik Al Jaber provides an outlook for Jordan telecom sector and how the different players are going to compete. According to Mr. Al Jaber, the name of the game in Jordan telecom sector is going to be the content and applications.
Jordan Aviation
Hussein Dabbas provides his views on the global and Middle East situation in the aviation sector and predicts the trends in the industry. Mr. Dabbas also outlines Royal Jordanian Airlines strategy and measures that have been taken in order to mitigate the effect of the global crisis.
Megaproject in Amman
Dr. Moayad Samman discusses his strategy for Mawared, an independent state-owned corporation and the largest real estate developer in Jordan, leading Jordan’s drive towards urban regeneration and inner city development.
Jordan ICT Investments
H.E. Marwan Jumaa explains the investment opportunities in Jordan ICT sector and also shares his perspective on Jordan ICT strategy.
Jordan Tourism Strategy
H.E. Maha Al Khatib talks about the Jordan tourism strategy covering the periods 2011-2015 and assesses the results of the strategy that ended in 2010. One of the positive highlights of the former strategy is that the tourism sector surpassed the its target by 35% in terms of revenues reaching JD 1.9 bn.
Jordan Energy Strategy
H.E. Khaled Irani discusses the role of renewables in Jordan national energy strategy, new legislation – renewable energy and energy efficiency law, diversification of the sources of energy and the road map to become the net energy producer.