Expanded Jordanian-Turkish investment forum to be held in March

AMMAN — The Jordan Investment Commission (JIC) and the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) on Wednesday announced that an expanded Jordanian-Turkish investment forum will be held next March with broad participation from the Jordanian private sector and Turkish business community.

The announcement came during a virtual meeting by the JIC and TUSIAD to promote the investment opportunities available to Turkish companies wishing to enter the Jordanian market and invest in several "promising" sectors, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Acting JIC Chairman Feridoun Hartouqa voiced Jordan’s keenness to expand economic cooperation, advance the level of trade exchange with Turkey, and seek more cooperation between the two countries, especially in investment fields given that Jordan is "rich in promising and feasible" opportunities for investors.

Jordan’s Ambassador to Turkey Ismail Rifai referred to the strong Jordanian-Turkish relations, and the embassy’s support for cooperation efforts and investment promotion between the two countries, expressing the embassy's willingness to provide facilitations to members of the Turkish business community wishing to invest in Jordan.