Jordan 2018
Healthcare
“We are going to set up 10 medical labs in Palestine”
Dr. Hassib Sahyoun
Chairman & CEO of MedLabs
Tourism
“We received the award as the leading resort in Jordan for five years running”
Dan Benzaquen
General Manager of Mövenpick Tala Bay and Mövenpick Aqaba
Education & Research
“Partnerships with 110 German universities”
Manar Fayyad
President of German Jordanian University
Finance
“A market leader in providing structured facilities and unique product offerings”
Ahmad Abu Eideh
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East (Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon)
Finance
“Ahli Bank is one of Jordan’s leading commercial & SME finance banks”
Founded in 1955, Ahli Bank is one of Jordan’s largest lenders for SMEs, providing a lifeline for emerging businesses across the economic spectrum....
Education & Research
“We’ve obtained 20 projects from EU funds”
Saeb Khresat
President of Jordan University of Science and Technology
Finance
New banking concept launched to serve unbanked millennials
Last October, Cairo Amman Bank launched a new subsidiary, LINC, dedicated to servicing Jordan’s large unbanked youth population.
Finance
“We’re the only Jordanian bank with an established presence in Iraq”
Bassem Khalil Al-Salem
Chairman of Capital Bank
Aviation
Upgraded airport greets 8m passengers
The Kingdom’s prime gateway to the world continues to soar while staying true to its Jordanian roots.
Aviation
“A dedicated airport operator is an important advantage”
Kjeld Binger
CEO of Airport International Group
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial spirit lives on in the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp
Syrian refugees facing a long-term stay in Jordan are showing that the entrepreneurial spirit can be nurtured in the most unlikely of places.
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Finance
Financiers prove their resilience under pressure
Jordan’s finance sector maintains one of the top capital adequacy rates in the region, and continues to improve while under external stress. Such...
Industry
PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate in full swing to reach $1b of investment
The Aqaba International Industrial Estate, managed by PBI Aqaba, is eyeing $1b of investment by 2019 on the back of large hi-tech manufacturing deals....
Education & Research
Technical studies get a trade up
A new education strategy aims at promoting technical studies to tackle skills-mismatch issue.
Telecom & IT
The Arab world’s top content creator takes on innovation
Home to tech MNCs, incubators and highly productive Arabic content creators, Jordan today hosts a formidble ICT sector.
Economy
“Resilience is a quality that has become synonymous with Jordan”
Aqel Biltaji
President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jordan
Finance
“Annual growth has been reduced by 1% since the Syrian Refugee Crisis began”
Minister of Finance
Omar Malhas
Diplomacy
“French investments have transformed entire segments of the Jordanian economy”
David Bertolotti
French Ambassador to Jordan
Finance
“Capital Bank is the only Jordanian bank with an established presence in Iraq”
Bassem Khalil Al-Salem
Chairman of Capital Bank
Industry
“There is interest from the international community to make Jordan the hub for rebuilding activities”
Yarub Qudah
Former Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply
Diplomacy
“We are a $950 million operation in Jordan today”: UN
Anders Pedersen
UN Humanitarian Coordinator
Finance
“I expect Jordan to play a central role in the region after the situation stabilizes”
Ziad Fariz
Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan
Real Estate & Construction
“The Desert Highway rehabilitation project is high priority for Jordan”
Sami Halaseh
Minister of Public Works and Housing
Education & Research
“BAU has signed work-placement agreements with 27 companies”
Abdullah Zoubi
President of Al-Balqa Applied University
Industry
“We will have $1b of investment under management by 2019”
Sheldon Fink
Chairman & CEO of PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate
Real Estate & Construction
“We completed a series of transformative projects in Aqaba”
Abu Ghattas
Managing Director of MAG Engineering & Contracting
Education & Research
“We are restructuring a number of our technical colleges under Al-Balqa Applied University”
Adel Tweissi
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Business Services
“Over 80 per cent of Arabic content on the internet is of Jordanian origin”
Mohammed Bataineh
Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan
Finance
“Banking has been a very well managed, capitalized and liquid sector”
Hani Qadi
Director General of the Association of Banks in Jordan
Finance
“Fintech is definitely a good investment opportunity in Jordan”
Heike Harmgart
EBRD Country Director for Jordan
Business Services
“Aqaba will soon be booming with business providing transport to Iraq”
Hamdi Tabbaa
President of the Jordan Businessmen Association
Transport
“We began the rehabilitation of the Desert Highway in April”
Jalal Qudsi
Project Director of United Enterprise
Industry
“‘Made in Jordan’ is becoming a reliable and quality brand”: EU Ambassador
Andrea Fontana
EU Ambassador to Jordan
Agriculture & Fisheries
“We managed to achieve 10% growth in 2017”
Khaled Hanifat
Minister of Agriculture
