Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited the Jordanian offices of the regional startup accelerator Flat6Labs on April 26, where Her Majesty interacted with a group of young entrepreneurs as they spoke to her about the challenges and opportunities faced by their emerging businesses.
Upon her arrival at Flat6Labs Jordan's ...
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The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the international organization to promote digital prosperity for all, has successfully concluded its second General Assembly today in Riyadh with a Ministerial Declaration calling for open collaboration among nations to bridge the digital divide.
The DCO Ministerial Call for Action, which was issued on ...
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The government says it will embark on implementing mega ventures and partnership projects with the private sector under the economic modernization executive program at the volume of more than JD10 billion.
The development scheme envisages plans to enhance investment and meet the goals of the 2033 vision of growth and ...
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The winners of the Huawei ICT Competition Middle East 2022, Huawei’s flagship longstanding competition, have now been announced at a closing ceremony that took place on December 22 in Muscat, Oman. This year’s competition saw 15 teams of the brightest young tech talents compete together, shortlisted originally from 19,300 ...
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One of the core objectives of the MENA ICT Forum is to facilitate a friendly environment for startups and venture capital firms operating regionally to network and share insights in today’s markets. The startups are featured according to the diversity of services offered. Based on the editor’s choice, these ...
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Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) in Aqaba, Jordan.
The contract includes the delivery of the aircraft with a ...
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The Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (int@j) in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship (MODEE), has officially started the preparation of establishing a dedicated area within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ICT Forum 2022, under the name 'Startup Village'.
Under the Royal Patronage ...
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Guinness World Records (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, announces that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2023 (GWR2023) is available in stores and online across the Arab World and globally today.
FitchRatings has affirmed Jordan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB-‘ with a Stable Outlook.
Jordan has won the direct election to become a member of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to End Plastic Pollution, which is expected to produce an agreement by 2024, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment Mohammad Khashashneh was also chosen as the representative of the Asia-Pacific ...
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The Royal Hashemite Court has announced the engagement of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to Ms Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, in the presence of Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al ...
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Dechert LLP, a leading global law firm with 22 offices around the world, has successfully advised the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the establishment of the Kingdom’s new Global Medium Term Note Program, which will increase the Kingdom’s flexibility and ability to access the international capital markets going forward, ...
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Konya Real Estate Development and Management has announced the completion of its first ever “Top Real Estate Agent” program. The five-day event took place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, with the participation of 50 employees and trainees.
The program is designed to equip participants with all the necessary skills to ...
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Global peacefulness has declined for the eleventh time in the last 14 years. This is according to the 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index released by The Institute for Economics and Peace.
It ranks peace levels using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators across 163 independent states and territories, ...
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The figures were cited in an economic report issued by the Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Jordan. The Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry has revealed that the volume of trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Jordan ...
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The value of trade exchange between Egypt and Jordan increased to $915.6 million in 2021, compared to $731.7 million, year-on-year, an increase of 25%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of Egypt (CAPMAS).
The value of Egyptian exports to Jordan recorded $725.4 million in 2021, compared ...
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Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday inaugurated The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Amman, a project with an investment value of JD300 million.
Crown Prince Al Hussein toured the 20-storey hotel, which includes 228 guest rooms, built according to the ...
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The United Arab Emirates, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have announced an Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Growth in Abu Dhabi to unlock new industrial opportunities and enhance sustainable economic growth in the three countries, across 5 sectors.
The partnership is designed to ...
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Jordan's gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices grew by 3.5 percent, in 2021, compared to a drop in 2020 by 1.8%, according to report released on Saturday by Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC).
Based on the recovery of most economic sectors, the Kingdom's GDP last year stood at JD32.123bln, ...
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In a two-day conference on May 11th and 12th, the Goethe-Institut offered a platform in Amman for main stakeholders from Germany and Jordan to speak about opportunities for Jordanian skilled workers in the German labor market and the necessary requirements for them.
addressing needs in both germany and Jordan
Many ...
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Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) CEO Kholoud Saqqaf announced that SSIF’s assets grew to reach JD12.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2022 compared to JD12.2 billion at the end of 2021.
These assets are distributed over money market instruments that constitute 12.5% of SSIF’s total portfolio, ...
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