Doing Business in Jordan

Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Doing Business in Jordan. Amman.

1. Introduction to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (the Middle East)
2. Jordanian Economy
3. Jordanian Advantages
4. Jordanian Foreign Trade
5. Doing Business in Amman
6. Port of Aqaba
7. Business Opportunities in Jordan
   1. Minerals (cement, phosphate, and potash)
   2. Electricity
   3. Communications
   4. Transport
   5. Tourism
   6. Industrial sector
8. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Jordan
9. Privatisation Process in Jordan
10. Jordan Investment Commission
11. Qualified Industrial Zones in Jordan
12. The largest Jordanian companies
    1. Azadea Group
    2. Abu Khader Group
    3. MS Group
    4. Randa Ayoubi
13. Introduction to Arabic
14. Access to the Jordanian market: distribution, customs, and regulations
15. Business Plan for Jordan

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Doing Business in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” are the following:

1. To analyse the Jordanian economy and foreign trade
2. To evaluate the business opportunities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
3. To explore Jordan's trade relations with the country of the student
4. To know Jordan's Free Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of the Jordanian business people and companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Jordanian Market

Sample of the subject - Doing Business in Jordan:

Description of the Subject (Online Learning): International Trade and Doing Business in Jordan.

Jordan: The logistics hub of the Middle East.

1. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan shares borders with Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Palestine
2. Arabic name: المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
3. The Jordan are Arabs (98%)
4. The official language of Jordan is the Arab. English is widely spoken
5. Capital: Amman (4 million people)
6. Jordanian population: 5.9 million people
7. 87% of the Jordanian population is litreate
8. Area: 92,300 square kilometres
9. Jordan is a Constitutional Monarchy
10. Head of State: King Abdullah
11. Independence: 1946

Religion in Jordan.

1. Islam (Sunni Muslim) is the main religion of Jordan: 92% of the Jordanian population
2. 6% of the population are Christians (Orthodox)
3. Legal System: Based on the Islamic Law and French codes

Jordan belongs to the Arab Economic Area of the Islamic Civilisation.

Economy of Jordan.

1. The Jordanian economy is experiencing a very high growth rates
2. Jordan is the second Arab economy that has grown over the past fifty years
3. Jordanian GDP growth: 3%
   1. service sector: 68% of the total GDP
   2. Manufacturing: 25% of the Jordanian GDP
   3. Tourism sector: 14% of GDP
4. Inflation rate: 5.6%
5. Free Market-Oriented Economy
6. Deep privatisation of the largest state-owned enterprises
7. The Jordanian largest port  is the Port of Aqaba
8. In 2008, Jordan began to feel the effects of the global crisis
9. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has significant natural resources, but its business sector is not well established, their economy is very open.
10. According to the Heritage Foundation, the Index of Economic Freedom of Jordan was 52
11. There are substantial trade and investment opportunities in construction, public sector, and commercial sector
12. According to the Central Bank of Jordan the service sector, including construction, accounts for 71.9% of GDP.
13. The Jordanian tourism has become increasingly important in recent years (between 8 and 10% of the gross domestic product Jordanian)
14. In recent years the most dynamic sector of the Jordanian economy has been the real the construction sector.
15. The Jordanian industry comprises a broad range of products: meat products, fruits, vegetables, dairy, animal food, confectionery, soft drinks, snuff, olive oil, alcohol, and others
16. Jordania exports only 15% of his production
17. Currency: The Jordanian dinar (JOD)
18. Deregulated telecommunication Market

Jordanian Foreign Trade.

1. The main suppliers of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan were Saudi Arabia (21%), China (10%), Germany (6%), the United States (4%), Egypt (4%), South Korea (3%) Italy (3%), India (3%), Japan (2.9%), and Turkey (2%)
2. The European Union accounts for 24% of the Jordanian imports
3. The largest export markets of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan were India (20%), the United States (16%), Iraq (13%), Saudi Arabia (7%), the United Arab Emirates (3%), and Syria (3%)
4. Jordanian main exports are apparel and clothing, fertilizers, and pharmaceutical products vegetables
5. Jordanian main imports are Mineral fuels, nuclear reactors, electrical machinery, and vehicles
6. Qualifying Industrial Zones: free access to the US market
7. Free Zones (Aqaba and Zarqa)

Jordan's Free Trade Agreements.

Jordan has more Free Trade Agreements (FTA) than any other Arab country.

1. Jordan is a member of the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement and the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
2. Agadir Agreement
3. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria
4. Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
5. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
6. European Union-Jordan Association Agreement

More Trade Agreements are provided with Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Lebanon, and Pakistan.

Regional Economic Institutions of Jordan.

1. Arab League
2. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA)
3. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)
4. Islamic Development Bank
5. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
6. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

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