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Toukan briefs Japanese envoy about financial burden on Jordan’s budget

By Petra - Nov 25,2014 - Last updated at Nov 25,2014

AMMAN — Finance Minister  Umayya Toukan on Tuesday discussed with Japanese Ambassador to Jordan Shunichi Sakurai means to enhance economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.

The two sides also discussed Japan’s grants to support Jordan’s economic reform programme.

During the meeting, Toukan briefed the envoy about the financial burdens on the state budget resulting from the large number of Syrian refugees and the disruption in Egyptian gas supplies to Jordan in addition to the turbulent surroundings and their impact on investment flow to the Kingdom.

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