Ma’an Nasel, the public transport campaign group that I helped found, recently launched its own app. It has a feature that allows users to enter starting and ending points in Amman to obtain public transport routes they can take to…
April marked the tenth anniversary of Venture. Over the past decade, we’ve strived to capture and convey the many events and issues that have combined to shape Jordan today. While Venture has been on the newsstands, we’ve witnessed our economy boom…
The International Monetary Fund said Jordan is seeking an extension to its three-year, $2 billion Stand-By Arrangement that expired earlier this month. “The (Jordanian) authorities have expressed interest in a successor arrangement with the fund,” Kristina Kostial, IMF’s mission chief…
In this issue of Venture Magazine: Essentials 2020 Orange Jordan CEO Jean-Francois Thomas lays out the telco giant’s strategic plan for the coming five years. World Refugee Day: Standing Together To mark World Refugee Day, two top UNHCR representatives, Andrew…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is fast shaping up to be a major supporter of Jordan’s economy, having sunk no less than $260 million into a variety of projects over the two years it’s been operating in…