JIC chief reviews achievements at Annual Investment Meeting

AMMAN — The Jordan Investment Commission (JIC) on Wednesday took part in the 2021 digital edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM).

During the event, JIC Acting Chairman Faridon Hartouqa highlighted the commission's efforts, especially in reviewing investment laws to ensure transparency and clarity, and unify government’s investment-related services in addition to automating the commission's services. 

These measures are aimed at empowering investors and boosting the Kingdom's competitiveness in international reports related to ease of doing businesses, as well as providing reforms to improve the private sector.

Hartouqa also highlighted that investment policies should serve sustainable development goals, noting that the commission, during the pandemic, has targeted the key investment sectors, such as health, agriculture, food industries, IT and tourism. On the sidelines of the meeting, Hartouqa met a number of participants, noting that a virtual wing of the JIC has been launched to show the Kingdom's available opportunities.

The AIM witnessed the participation of more than 3,000 businesspeople from 44 countries, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.