JEDCO supports ‘Made in Jordan’ campaign, exhibition for local products

AMMAN — Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) will support the "Made in Jordan” campaign and an exhibition for the Jordanian products under two agreements signed Monday with Amman Chamber of Commerce. The accords, all financed by the European Union, amount to 63,000 euros, according to a JEDCO statement sent to The Jordan Times. During the signing ceremony, JEDCO Chief Executive Officer Yaroub Qudah highlighted the importance of the agreements in boosting Jordanian products, citing the campaign's significance in enhancing the Kingdom's economy. Qudah also said that the industrial sector has witnessed a considerable growth during the past 10 years, registering by the end of 2013 a 13.2 per cent rise in industrial production. Head of the campaign, Musa Saket, said the second phase of the campaign will target school students to enhance their awareness of the high quality of the Jordanian products, and their contribution to bolstering the national economy and creating job opportunities, the statement said.