| هيئة الاستثمار -Jordan Investment Commission | |
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| Headquarters | Amman  Coordinates: 31°57′53″N35°53′5″E / 31.96472°N 35.88472°E |
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| Website | www.jic.gov.jo |
Jordan Investment Commission (JIC), previously Jordan Investment Board, is the national investment promotion agency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Jordan Investment Board was founded in 1995, the year the Investment Promotion Law was introduced. [1]
In 2014, to fight off the corruption factors facing foreign investors, Abdullah II of Jordan passed a new investment law that unified all bodies concerned with investment in the newly formed Jordan Investment Commission. [2] In September 2015, the Kingdom signed a $7 billion investment deal agreement with China, and put the JIC in charge of fully enabling those investments in Jordan. [3]
In September 2017, the Abdullah II of Jordan visited the JIC and reminded its strategic role in the Jordan Economic Growth Plan 2018-2022. [4] In October 2017, the JIC signed a cooperation deal with the UAE's Ministry of economy for a protocol on technical cooperation regarding company registration. [5]
The Jordan Investment Commission is responsible for acquiring and providing professional consulting services to foreign and domestic investors who want to invest in the growing economy of Jordan. [6] One of the main targets is to distribute the benefits of investment among the population and geographically across the governorates by promoting sectors of strategic importance through incentives to investors. The promotion strategy includes targeted trade and promotion missions abroad and in Jordan, as well as participation in international conferences and forums. JIB also provides information about Jordan as a business location, assists in licensing and registration, and advises companies on all relevant issues:
The JIC invests the following markets: Industry/manufacturing, agriculture, hotels, hospitals, maritime, transport & railways, leisure and recreational compounds, convention and exhibition centers, transport and distribution of water, gas and oil, call and contact centers, research and development centers.
JIB has offices in China, USA, Qatar, UAE and Kuwait.
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Project concepts were derived from an extensive study of more than 30 sectors and sub sectors of Jordan during an analysis of the country’s economy. Thirteen sectors were then selected and assessed, followed with an integrated selection framework to choose the most promising sectors in terms of growth, sustainability and potential returns. Project concepts were born from a value chain analysis and workshops with industry experts and leaders. [7]
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