AMMAN —
Minister of planning and international cooperation,
Zeina Toukan, affirmed on Friday, August 25, that the funds directed towards
the Jordanian response plan to the
Syrian crisis, in both its cash and
developmental assistance aspects, do not exceed 9 percent of the needs set by
the Kingdom to continue providing essential necessities for
Syrian refugees.
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She also confirmed that the committed and signed foreign aid
amounts to $1.9 billion up to the current date, noting that there are ongoing
negotiations for agreements that are expected to increase this assistance to
$3.2 billion by the end of the current year, Hala News reported.
Toukan stressed that the
Jordanian economy is interconnected
with the world and is influenced by global trends and that economic plans are
always formulated based on global projections and are not developed in
isolation from them. The realistic
economic indicators were established when
preparing the executive program for the economic update vision, and these
indicators are regularly monitored based on global political and economic
developments.
Jordanian economic management
The chief economist for the
Middle East and North Africa region at the World Bank, Roberta Gatti, stated that Jordan is the only country
in the region that has managed to confront consecutive crises with high
capability and effective management. The most recent of these is the
deflationary inflation being witnessed globally. Jordan has maintained
stable inflation levels due to the prudent monetary policy of the
Central Bank of Jordan.
She stressed the importance of investing in the well-trained
Jordanian human capital, which represents the essential element for achieving
the desired
economic growth in the update vision.
During the session,
Piata Gavorsk, chief economist at the
European Bank for reconstruction and development, clarified that the main
driver of Jordan's economic growth is attracting investments and sending a
signal to the world that Jordan is open for investment.
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