Investment Minister Khairy Amro on Wednesday said the ministry seeks in the next stage to increase partnership and cooperation with the private sector, due to its “important” role in Jordan’s economic development process.
Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of Palestinian businesspeople in Jordan and head and members of the Palestinian Businessmen Forum (PBF) in city of Hebron, Amro said the “ministry’s doors will remain open to all investors.”
Amro lauded the Jordanian-Palestinian relations as “deep-rooted and historic” and receive His Majesty King Abdullah II’s attention, stressing that the ministry will provide all support to Palestinian investments and will work to overcome any related challenges.
These meetings will be held on a “continuous” basis to follow up on any requests submitted by investors, he said, stressing the ministry’s readiness to provide facilitations to encourage Palestinian businesspeople to direct their investments to Jordan.
Head of the Palestinian Businessmen Forum in Hebron, Amer Osaili, stressed the importance of enhancing Jordanian-Palestinian economic and trade relations, promoting joint investment opportunities and marketing their products mutually.
Osaili stressed the importance of finding solutions to challenges facing the Palestinian investor in Jordan and helping the flow of more Palestinian investments to the Kingdom.
For his part, Head of Jordanian-Palestinian Business Forum (JPBF) Nazmi Atma stressed the importance of increasing joint trade exchange and highlighed the need to increase cooperation between the Jordanian and Palestinian private sectors.
Source: Jordan News Agency