AMMAN —
Minister of Investment Khairy Amr said on Wednesday that the draft law
regulating the investment environment for the year 2022 emulates the best
international practices, and provides a safe and attractive environment for
local and foreign investments, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
According to a
statement issued by the Amman Chamber of Industry, during his meeting with the
chairman and members of the boards of directors of the Jordan and Amman
chambers of industry, attended by Ministry of Investment Secretary-General
Zaher Al-Qatarneh and General-Manager of the Amman Chamber of Industry Nael
Al-Hussami, Amr said that the industrial sector has a major role to play in
supporting the national economy and employment numbers.
He also said that
the ministry is keen to consult the chambers of industry on issues pertaining
to the law regulating the investment environment, and hear their views in order
to come up with instructions and regulations that facilitate its
implementation.
Amr added that the
law is pertinent to the work of many ministries and institutions, and “their
cadres must be familiar with the details of the law to ensure its optimal
implementation”.
Chairman of the
Amman Chamber of Industry Fathi Al-Jaghbir said the law should include real and
encouraging incentives for the national industrial sector, which is the
mainstay of investment in the Kingdom.
He said that the
industrial sector accounted for about 80 percent of the total investment in the
Kingdom during the last decade, it exports 93 percent of all the country
exports, and employs one-fifth of the country’s workforce.
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