Jordanian, Palestinian project aims to increase commercial exchange

AMMAN — Jordanian and Palestinian businesspeople on Saturday launched the "Enhancing Jordanian-Palestinian commercial relations" project to increase commercial exchange and encourage establishing joint investment projects.

Launching the project came on the sidelines of a meeting organised by the Amman-based Palestinian-Jordanian Businesspeople Forum (PJBF) and the Hebron-based Palestinian Businesspeople Forum (PBF) in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

The project aims at developing the commercial relations between the two countries through holding a series of activities to encourage establishing joint investments, technical and technological exchange and addressing obstacles in a way that would achieve joint interests and serve both countries' economies.

PJBF President Talal Bou said the project highlights the role of Jordanian and Palestinian businesspeople in supporting the Palestinian economy and developing it by facilitating the passage of goods between both countries, Petra added. PBF President Mohammad Hirbawi said that both countries' businesspeople are capable of achieving the project's goals to develop their economies.

GIZ Representative Shaden Katbeh said the project is part of the agency's initiatives to support trans-borders cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa, especially between Palestine and Arab countries.