Development Zones in Jordan
As the economy grows there is the potential to develop new zones in the country but there are also regional interests that we see from other investors worldwide.
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As the economy grows there is the potential to develop new zones in the country but there are also regional interests that we see from other investors worldwide.
We are seeing about 40% growth in receipts and 30-35% in tourist arrivals. By any standard we are probably witnessing a year of boom rather than doom, and we are very optimistic.
On the short-term I would say $50-90 dollars a barrel, medium-term $90-120, and long-term I would say below $50 dollars a barrel due to economic factors.
My vision for Aqaba is to be a cosmopolitan city with people from all walks of life and from all over the world who do business in the Middle East and can call Aqaba home.
We are proud that Jordan is hosting the next World Forum for Automotive Museums 2011.
JorAMco has 30% of its business from the local market, 30% from Europe, and 40% from the rest of the region.
97% of our energy needs are currently being satisfied by imports and we would like to change this figure.
I think what probably makes us special in this part of the world is that we are strategy focused. We actually are proactive.
Our industrial zone employs 15,000 people and at one point had about 600 million US dollars of exports, there are fifty factories with tenants of 12 nationalities and international manufacturers.
In 2009 Deloitte reported that Jordan was among the top ranking countries for medical tourism and several of our hospitals were marked as centers of excellence.