Since the 1980s, a new form of communications technology has emerged almost every 10 years. From fax machines to mobile telephones, to the internet and now 5G, every new development within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has a…
Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Omar Al Razzaz, during his visit to the Ministry of Planning and international Cooperation in the first week of July, claimed that the financial support “represented in the direct loans and financial aid my country is…
The entire Coronavirus crisis has severely hit economies all over the world. The United States is not an exception. Pandemic pushes US personal spending to record largest decline since 1959. Research by Finbold.com shows that the United States’ personal spending has significantly dropped…
His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday directed the government to plan beyond the current period and set a clear timetable to protect and sustain the economy, while also devising an economic plan to overcome the current exceptional circumstances and taking…
To Help Sustain Economies and Protect Jobs, the World Bank Group Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion. The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in…
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as first ever UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States. Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud, Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has…
The British Ambassador Edward Oakden, hosted on Tuesday a signing ceremony of the official partnership between the UK firm Solar Water Plc and the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC). The ceremony was held to celebrate one of the largest UK technology…
Ten (10) bold predictions about the technology shaping how passengers will move through the airports of the future, as unveiled by SITA, the leading IT provider for the air transport industry. The airport experience has morphed dramatically in the past…
Doing Business 2020: Four Arab Countries Among World’s Top 10 Business Climate Improvers, and Jordan is one of them. Economies in the Middle East and North Africa region implemented the most reforms on record to ease doing business for domestic small and…
The Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) and the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) renewed the management agreements to manage Crowne Plaza / Amman, Crowne Plaza Resort & Spa/ Dead Sea, and Holiday Inn Resort /Dead Sea for the next ten years….