AQABA — HRH Crown Prince Hussein , the Regent, on Sunday, checked on the progress of the Aqaba
Development Corporation’s (ADC) projects and programs, according to a Royal Court statement.
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Chairing a meeting at the company, Crown Prince Hussein
was briefed by CEO Hussein Safadi on the ADC’s new cargo lines launched this
year, targeting the US market with a 17 percent increase in exports.
Safadi said the company has prepared a risk assessment study
of the ports and the industrial area in Aqaba’s south, noting that work is
underway to establish the Aqaba Digital Hub to provide a digital infrastructure
that is up to international standards.
He added that the hub would benefit from the submarine cable
connecting Asia and Europe, highlighting plans to launch the Aqaba corridor for
agricultural food technology, which would extend over an area of 7 dunums west
of King Hussein International Airport, with the aim of unleashing the potential
of sustainable agri-tech in Jordan and promoting investment in this field, to
bolster food security and create green job opportunities.
Safadi continued that ADC has also prepared a vision for
launching a media hub in Aqaba to provide audiovisual production facilities, a
vocational training institute, and residential buildings, to meet local and
international market needs.
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Chief Commissioner
Nayef Al Fayez attended the meeting.
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