Inflation at 2.2% in first two months of 2022

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AMMAN — The Kingdom’s inflation rate stood at 2.2 percent in the first two months of 2022, and the country’s GDP grew by 2.1 percent in the first three quarters of last year, the Central Bank of Jordan said in a press statement.اضافة اعلان

Additionally, tourism income increased by 196.5 percent in the first two months of 2021, according to the CBJ.

The CBJ’s foreign reserves currently stand at $18 billion, which is enough to cover the country’s goods and service imports for over 9 months, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.

The monetary, economic, and banking indicators for the first two months of 2020 were positive, as were those of 2021, according to the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ).

The CBJ said it is continually following up on economic developments locally and internationally, and taking appropriate actions to strengthen Jordan’s monetary and financial stability.


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