AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh
on Tuesday said that the government will resume the implementation of economic
and development plans and programs that were devised prior to the outbreak of
the COVID-19 pandemic, according the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Speaking at a meeting of the Jordan Strategy Forum
(JSF) on Tuesday evening, on the tenth anniversary of the JSF’s foundation,
Khasawneh announced that the government is about to launch stimulus packages
for industries in regions and governorates that record a high increase in
unemployment rates.
Khasawneh told the meeting, attended by ministers,
officials, JSF members, and representatives of the private sector, that the
government is working to increase job opportunities in response to royal
directives through building a strategic partnership with the private sector,
especially since the public sector alone is unable to address unemployment
challenges.
The government will soon launch a JD80 million
national employment program to create nearly 60,000 jobs, according to the
prime minister, who underlined the importance of adopting enabling policies for
the private sector, attracting more foreign investment, and enhancing existing
investments in Jordan.
Khasawneh also indicated that the government will
soon refer a new draft law regulating the investment environment to the Lower
House of Parliament to facilitate procedures for local, Arab, and foreign
investors. He highlighted measures taken
to support national industries, most notably the new electricity tariff that
will be applied as of April, stressing that this tariff will not affect 93
percent of Jordanians.
On the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis on the
Jordanian economy, the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the forward-looking view
of His Majesty King Abdullah immunized Jordan against the crisis. According to World Bank reports, the Kingdom
is one of the countries that are most able to deal with the crisis, said
Khasawneh, stressing that the Kingdom’s stockpile of wheat and barley is enough
for long periods of time.
On the holy month of Ramadan, the Prime Minister said Jordan
has a safe strategic stock of goods and foodstuffs, noting that the private
sector has played a responsible role in this regard during the COVID-19 pandemic
and from the onset of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
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