JEDCO chief checks on projects in Tafileh, Ajloun

AMMAN — Chief Executive Officer of the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) Hana Aridi has recently checked on a number of projects financed by the corporation in Ajloun and Tafileh governorates.

According to a JEDCO statement issued on Tuesday, the schemes were financed by the Service Support Programme, Industry Support Programme and the Governorate Development Fund. Aridi said that the visit was aimed at looking at obstacles facing the projects and to meet their needs in the future.

She said that JEDCO had invested in these schemes to meet the needs of local community residents. Over the past six years, Aridi noted that JEDCO has provided JD4.88 million to 43 schemes in Tafileh Governorate, some 180km southwest of Amman, with an investment value of JD12.66 million.

The pojects are expected to generate 460 job opportunities when completed, Aridi highlighted. She added that during the same period, JEDCO presented JD1.5 million to 26 projects in Ajloun Governorate, some 70km northwest of Amman, with an investment volume of JD2.3 million. The schemes are expected to provide 126 new jobs, according to the statement.