AMMAN — Results of the ninth
Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) investor confidence survey show that some 27
percent of investors see the investment environment in Jordan encouraging,
while 68 percent do not find it encouraging, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The results also indicated that the difficult
circumstances, lack of liquidity and demand on goods and services, and the
increase in taxes, prices, and fees, do not encourage investing in Jordan.
The survey covered 613 companies
from all sectors and of all sizes. It found that the number of investors who
believe that Jordan’s economic situation was better in 2021 than in previous
years has increased.
The results also showed that 53
percent of individuals from the trading sector, 50 percent from the agriculture
sector, and 48 percent then the industrial sector are optimistic about the
future of the economy.
In 2021, investors expanded their
work in Jordan by no more than 5 percent, while those who reduced their works
in Jordan increased from 41 percent to 54 percent, which indicates immobility
in the trade movement, according to the survey.
When asked whether they would be
able to cover their financial liabilities in 2022, around 67 percent of the
investors surveyed said that they do not think their revenues would cover their
liabilities in the upcoming period, according to JSF results, which also show
that establishments which have less than 10 employees cannot afford more
financial burdens.
In the case of small-size
enterprises, 68 percent of investors believe that their revenues will not cover
their liabilities for the next three months.
Around 26 percent of investors said
that they would delay expenses and payments as a way to cover their
liabilities, while 23 percent said they would reduce their commercial activity,
and 17 percent that they might shut down their businesses, which is concerning.
Asked about their intention to lay
off employees, around 83 percent of investors surveyed said they have no such
intention and around 83 percent indicated that they did not need to decrease
their employees’ salaries in 2021.
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