JIC to hold virtual meetings with international parties to encourage investment in Jordan

AMMAN — The Jordan Investment Commission (JIC) is planning to arrange virtual meetings with investors from Singapore, Turkey and Arab and non-Arab countries with the aim of promoting the Kingdom as an attractive investment environment, Chairman of the JIC Khaled Wazani said on Thursday.

During a meeting via video conference with a number of heads of boards of directors and CEOs of the Jordan Free and Development Zones Group (JFDZ), Wazani noted that the commission will hold virtual investment meetings with a number of businesspeople from Singapore and Turkey in May, according to a JIC statement.   

The commission will also communicate with expatriate Jordanian businesspeople and investors residing in Arab and non-Arab countries to promote the Kingdom’s investment opportunities and attract new investments.

During the meeting, Wazani drew attention to the importance of unifying efforts to build on the fruits of the government’s fight against the COVID-19 crisis.

He called for unifying the Kingdom’s marketing message and outlining the most important investment opportunities in every development and industrial zone to share with targetted investors.

Mohammed Obiedat, chairman of the Irbid Development Area’s board of directors, lauded the JIC’s work to unify efforts to promote the Kingdom’s investment opportunities, drawing attention to the importance of finding solutions for incentivising investment in the Kingdom.

Also during the meeting, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JFDZ Khalaf Hmaisat highlighted the necessity of launching more e-services for investors, pointing out that e-services have proved their efficiency during the coronavirus crisis.

Talks during the meeting also focused on the necessity of establishing a database for the investors from inside and outside the Kingdom to ease communication, and listing investment opportunities within a specific time frame.