Jordan’s cut flower sector has enjoyed double-digit growth over the past decade. But this success is being threatened by new tax hikes affecting consumer spending, in addition to increasingly fierce competition from African growers. By Celine Alkhaldi Rows of red…
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…
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…
In the first tie-up of its kind in the region, Jordanian lifestyle and streetwear brand, Jobedu, is collaborating with Disney and Warner Bros. to produce merchandise featuring some of the entertainment giants’ most iconic characters. As the first cobranding partner…
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…
The regional CEO of Standard Chartered says his bank is in Jordan for the long haul. One of the UK’s biggest banks, Standard Chartered entered Jordan’s banking sector in 2000 when it acquired ANZ Grindlays’ operations in the Kingdom. Standard…
As a local cosmetic producer of skincare products based on Dead Sea minerals and plant extracts, Rivage has grown quickly since its inception two decades ago and now competes on an international platform. By Nada Atieh Rivage was brought to…
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…
Jordan can count on the backing of Britain when facing the challenges and opportunities posed by a complex and rapidly evolving region. By UK Ambassador Edward Oakden From the Great Arab Revolt a century ago—when British Forces fought alongside the…
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…