Unemployment reached an historical high of 15.3% in 2016. Jordan’s economy is expected to pick-up marginally to 2.3% growth in 2017; a slightly higher uptick is forecasted in the medium-term to ...

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. Jordan’s status improved from Not Free to Partly Free, and its political rights rating improved from 6 to 5, due to ...

Jordan’s economic growth prospects are expected to remain tepid over the medium-term. Yet, Jordan has an opportunity to vitalize green growth and undertake climate action as part of a sustainable ...

The President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani participated in the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2017 in Jordan and met with a number of officials and organizations from across the ...