Category: Interviews

The State of the Agricultural Sector in Jordan

The agricultural sector is considered one of the most important sectors contributing to Jordan’s economy. It’s importance is not only limited to creating farming jobs. It contributes to the Kingdom’s exports and GDP. What is the state of the Jordanian…

Driving Inflation Down

The Jordanian citizen today is preoccupied with the increased price levels of goods and services or the high cost of living, which is scientifically known as inflation and that is the file we’re discussing on today’s episode. Inflation is the…

Global Globitel

Globitel is a leading Jordanian company in the communications field. It started operating in 1996 to provide solutions for telecom service providers. Globitel is a leading Jordanian company founded in 1996 by Sharif Al-Nabulsi and his colleague Samer Halawa to…

public debt

Economic Optimism

The man steering Jordan’s economy is upbeat about what the coming months will bring after the government took steps to reduce its public debt and increase revenue.  By Dina al Wakeel The measures, which were guided by the International Monetary…

Tamatem: A Jordanian success story

A promising company started working in the field of mobile games in 2013 and is valued at more than $8 million today. Here’s a look at Tamatem, a Jordanian mobile gaming company. Analysts and experts agree that mobile games is…

The founding of Sigma Investments

Iman Mutlaq is an entrepreneur and financier. She founded Sigma Investments, and is our special guest on today’s Women in Business. Sigma Investments started operating in Jordan in 2006, most of its projects back then were in Iraq and Libya before…

Renewable energy advances

Our Guest today is the executive manager of the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund, which is a governmental institution affiliated with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. We are hosting our guest today for a Dialogue related…

Assistive technologies

Assistive technology: this is a business worth hearing about!

A Jordanian firm specializing in assistive technologies for the deaf is finding demand for its products all over the world. By Nada Atieh According to the World Health Organization, almost 80 percent of the international deaf community can’t read or…

The state of the Foreign Exchange Reserve

The decline of Foreign Exchange Reserves in any country affects investors’ confidence in its economy. In 2017 the Foreign Exchange Reserves in Jordan declined significantly. What are the reasons and what are the solutions? We are looking for answers on…

Jordan’s Digital Chance

Our guest, Dr. Baha Al Deen Al Khasawneh, holds a PhD in Computer Science, specifically in the multimedia field. He has over 20 years of experience in developing IT systems and consulting in Jordan and the United States, in addition to teaching in Princess…