Tag: Imad Najib Fakhoury

Jordan Secures $3 Billion ITFC Import Loan

October 4, 2015 / 2439 views

Jordan has signed up to a five-year, $3 billion loan package with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to finance the import of energy and food staples. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said the country’s private…

Syrian Refugees: Should they Work?

September 8, 2015 / 2749 views

With no quick end in sight for the Syrian conflict, pressure is growing on Jordan to allow refugees greater access to its job market. But such a move is likely to be fraught with social and economic complications. By Elisa…