Attracting U.S. Investment to Jordan

Topic: Attracting U.S. Investment to Jordan

Host: Ambassador Stuart E. Jones

Date, time, time zone for call: Monday, June 4, 2012; 9:00 a.m. EDT / 4:00 p.m. (1600) local time

Brief description of call:

• The benefits of the U.S.- Jordan bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• Regional trade expansion possibilities utilizing Jordan’s Agadir and Greater Arab FTAs, including into potentially lucrative markets in Iraq, Libya, and Saudi Arabia.
• Success stories:
  • Petra Engineering (air conditioning units)
  • AES Amman Independent Power Plant
  • Albemarle/Jordan Bromine Company (chemical extractives)
  • Information and communications technology (ICT) and garment industries sectors
• Jordan’s advantages: bilateral and regional free trade agreements, labor force, Qualifying Industrial Zone agreement with Israel, ICT and healthcare sectors, sea port access, etc.

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