DAMASCUS — Director General of the
Jordanian-Syrian Free Zone Company Irfan Khasawneh said that the zone has seen
robust investment and a good volume of trade exchange between the two countries
since its reopening at the beginning of 2022, according to the Jordan News
Agency, Petra.
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In remarks at the
Jordanian-Syrian economic forum, currently held in
Damascus, Khasawneh said
that 45,000 tons of goods were imported to the zone during the first half of
this year, on some 1,950 transport trucks, at a value of more than $82 million.
He also said that the status of 190 companies out of 590 that were operating
before the closure, were corrected.
Solar energy panels, foodstuff, agricultural and
construction materials, and auto spare parts were the main commodities imported
to the zone in the first six month of 2022, he said, adding that around 70
trucks pass by the Jordanian and
Syrian gates daily.
“There is cooperation between the relevant
authorities to develop the investment environment in the zone to lure investors
and revive its commercial and investment activity,” the official also said.
Khasawneh indicated that the zone, built on an area
of 6,500 dunums, currently has about 5,000 dunums available for investment in
various industrial, commercial, agricultural, service and car showrooms, and
called on those interested to visit it and take advantage of the benefits it
offers.
The Jordanian-Syrian Joint Free Zone was established in
1976,with joint capital from the two countries, under an economic cooperation
agreement that regulates trade between them, to be one of the pillars of joint
Arab economic action.
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