Tag: Invest

US President Donald Trump

Trump’s Grand Plan

President Trump has started to put his campaign promises into action. What should we expect? By Venture Staff Among the chaos of the new Trump administration lies the most important economic policies that have yet to be implemented. Prior to…

OFFTEC: Business Solutions for an Evolving World

OFFTEC: Business Solutions for an Evolving World

Despite an ever-changing business landscape, OFFTEC Holding Group CEO Basim Said says the company has continually managed to adapt to the needs of its multi-sector clients. Offering everything from office furniture to software and security solutions in Jordan and the region,…

Mirek Dusek, the head of MENA for the WEF

WEF: Meeting of Minds

The MENA edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to Jordan this month with a theme of enabling generational transformation. By Dominika Bzduchova Hundreds of top decision-makers from around the world will meet at the Dead Sea on May…

Wessam Issa, the CEO of Bustami and Saheb, dealer of Leaf Electric Car

Going Electric

Jordan’s Nissan dealership will soon start selling the Leaf electric car in the Kingdom. By Dina Al Wakeel After years of only being available to buy on the grey market, Nissan has finally decided to start selling its affordable electric…

Snapchat's Founder Evan Speigel

Venture Explains: Snap’s Mega IPO

What is it? Snap, the owner of Snapchat, the hugely popular vanishing messaging app, is expected to go public this month at a vertiginous valuation of around $25 billion, the biggest IPO for a US tech company since Facebook’s historic…

refugee crisis

Throwing Good Money After Bad

The IMF continues to provide Jordan with huge loans. But it will be for nothing if the country doesn’t face up to the real problems holding its economy back. Around four years ago, Jordan signed up to a long overdue…

Orange Jordan CEO Jerome Henique

Orange Enhances the Local Telecom Scene

Orange is a provider of integrated communications that has, since entering the Jordanian market in 1998, become a leader and a staple of the telecommunications sector in Jordan. Venture spoke with Orange Jordan CEO Jérôme Hénique about the origin of…

Sanofi

Edging the Market with Innovation

One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Sanofi-Aventis engages in research, development, manufacture, and marketing in the medical field. They operate in more than 100 countries and have a focus on chronic diseases. Sanofi boasts a commitment to the health…

Ahmad Armoush, Chairman of CMA CGM Jordan

Smooth Sailing: CMA CGM

The CMA CGM shipping group was founded in Marseille in 1978 with a single ship operating between Syria, Lebanon, France, and Italy. Since then, it has grown to serve over 420 of the world’s 521 commercial ports, making it one…

Adil Ouriaghli, Total Jordan Managing Director

Total On Top

With the entrance of international companies like Total breaking the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company’s (JPRC) long-held monopoly, Jordan’s fuel market has undergone significant change over the past decade. Increased competition has also led to substantial upgrade in the quality of…