AMMAN —AlGhad— A ranking Iraqi official source has confirmed to AlGhad today, Monday, that the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline is likely to be ratified after the Iraqi parliamentary elections on May 12, 2018, is concluded, as the government is...

AMMAN/FTZ —AlGhad— Car traders in the Free Trade Zones (FTZs) held a protest today, Sunday, over the government’s recent decision to hike customs and impose an addition weight fee on car imports, according to the protestor.
The...

AMMAN —AlGhad—Sabih Masri was re-elected as Chairman of the Arab Bank Board of Directors today, Sunday, by the Bank’s general assembly, who also voted for Bassem Awadallah as his deputy.
The assembly also agreed to distribute 40...

AMMAN — Jordan and EU on Wednesday signed two grant agreements worth 20 million euros to support economic growth and partnership, a Planning and international Cooperation statement said.
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Emad...

AMMAN — The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) announced the launch of 14 new airline routes to Jordan operated by the European low-cost carrier Ryanair.
Director General of the JTB Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat said in a press statement on Wednesday that...

AMMAN — Eight Jordanian companies active in the information technology sector will participate in the International Information Technology Exhibition in Tunisia next month.
The Jordanian companies will have a special pavilion at the fair to...

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Cypriot Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) agreed to establish a fund to examine promising economic sectors in both countries including agriculture, services and industry.
President...

AMMAN — Royal Jordanian expanded its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, giving its guests access to Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Qatar Airways flights.
Royal Jordanian will start to market Qatar Airways route to Dhaka International Airport...

AMMAN — The Ministry of Finance labeled reports on news sites and social network platforms on plans to reduce tax on hybrid vehicles as "untrue".
There is no intention to reverse the decision on hybrid vehicles, which sets the value of...

AMMAN — Exports by factories and industrial enterprises registered with the Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI), rose by JOD57 million in the first two months of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017, according to a statistical report on...

AMMAN — Citibank Jordan and the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) held the 12th "Citi Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards" Ceremony this week, recognizing the innovations of 20 entrepreneurs, and their contributions to the economic sustainability of...

AMMAN —AlGhad— The government has launched a comprehensive, multi-tier economic recovery and vitalisation agenda to catalyse sectoral and macro-economic recovery action plans towards a self-reliant, productive economy, State Minister for...