ABJ, GAIN sign cooperation agreement

AMMAN — The Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ) on Sunday signed a cooperation agreement with the Green Action in Enterprises (GAIN) project in Jordan, which is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). 

Signing the agreement is part of the ABJ's keenness to enhance and promote the concept of green finance and increase awareness of it among banks in the Kingdom, and as part of the of the Central Bank of Jordan’s policy that seeks to launch a strategy for green finance and administer environmental risks in the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The agreement, signed by ABJ President Maher Mahrouq and GAIN Project Manager Elisaveta Kostova, seeks to build the capacity of banks' employees through specialised workshops, training symposiums and programmes.