AMMAN —
The
Jordan Free and Development Zones Group (JFDZ) and Banan Beach Resort (BBR)
of the UAE on Monday signed a deal to develop a new beach project at the Dead
Sea Development Zone, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The project
features a tourism camp housing restaurants, swimming pools, and chalets with
different sizes, as well as a gym and other therapeutic services.
Development Zones
Director Arwa Hiyari said after signing the deal with BBR owner Banan Abdalla
that the deal combines Emirati and Jordanian expertise with a preliminary
investment of JD4 million by BBR.
She said JFDZ
spares no effort to explore efficient ways to support the Jordanian economy
within the national strategy to attract new investments, stressing the
project’s importance in diversifying the tourism product.
The project will
also provide new services for
Dead Sea visitors and create job opportunities,
she pointed out.
For his part, Abdalla
underscored JFDZ’s efforts to attract investments, noting the importance of the
facilities and incentives it offered, which helped to transfer United Arab
Emirates’ expertise to the Dead Sea. He also said the investment will be
followed by other tourism projects.
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