Razzaz meets with young entrepreneurs, touts Jordanians' potential

AMMAN — Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Tuesday said Jordan was proud of its innovative and distinguished young people who have a presence both regionally and globally. 

The premier's remarks came during a visit to the King Hussein Business Park where he met with representatives from emerging companies operating under the umbrella of the Entrepreneurship and Business Association (EBA), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The premier said that the Kingdom took pride 26 emerging Jordanian companies recently being declared among the 100 most promising Arab start-ups of 2019. The companies were selected by a neutral Arab party and invited to take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa held at the Dead Sea earlier this week. 

Jordan has become a source of IT services, Razzaz said, highlighting the increase in the number of patents, awards and certificates of appreciation earned by the Kingdom. 

President of the EBA Mohammed Shaker highlighted the goals of the association, which was established about nine months ago, to bring together entrepreneurs and pool their efforts in entrepreneurship, business and investment.

Razzaz listened to entrepreneurs' experiences and met with representatives of companies including Oasis 500, Chains Trading Company and Repzo among others, and commended their work to support economic development as well as create distinguished job opportunities for young Jordanians.