Jordan’s decision to restrict official overseas travel to essential and key meetings has saved the state treasury around JD3 million so far this year, Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Abdel Latif Al-Najdawi said Wednesday.
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Al-Najdawi said Prime Minister Jafar Hassan’s decision, issued at the beginning of the year, barred ministers, heads of official authorities and institutions, directors of government departments and employees from traveling abroad except for key meetings deemed necessary for their ministries’ work.
He said the savings generated by the decision are expected to reach approximately JD4 million by the end of 2026.
As part of the government’s commitment to rationalizing public spending, Prime Minister Hassan issued a circular in February restricting overseas travel by ministers, heads of authorities and institutions, and government department directors to essential and key official meetings.
Hassan also stipulated that travel should be limited to one official—the minister, head of the authority or director of the department, or their representative—with no accompanying staff. Official trips were also limited to a maximum stay of two nights.
In a directive issued in early June, the prime minister extended the suspension of overseas travel by government employees, official delegations and committees until the end of 2026, except in cases of extreme necessity. Such travel must be justified and receive prior approval from the prime minister.
The directive also suspended the hosting of official delegations until the end of the year.
