AMMAN — The
Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA)
and the Kingdom’s Francophone Businessmen Group are organizing an international
conference for French-speaking businesspeople titled "Jordan: Land of
Promising Opportunities for International Investors", to take place on May
15.
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JBA President Hamdi Tabba said in a statement carried by the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, that the conference, which will be held at the Dead
Sea, is the first of its kind to be organized in the Kingdom.
It represents an “important opportunity” to enhance trade
and investment cooperation between French-speaking companies and institutions
and the countries of the
MENA region, he added.
Networking, building partnershipsParticipants in the conference will have the opportunity to
expand their networks and communicate with business owners through sessions and
workshops, Tabba said.
For Jordanian businesses, the conference will facilitate access to French-speaking markets, providing new opportunities to build trade and investment links and partnerships.
For Jordanian businesses, the conference will facilitate
access to French-speaking markets, providing
new opportunities to build tradeand investment links and partnerships.
A major investorIn terms of business partnerships with France in specific,
investments in Jordan from the European country total about $2 billion, with a
particular focus on the Kingdom’s water sector, Tabba had said last month
during a meeting with the
French Ambassador to the Kingdom,
Alexis Le Coeur Granmaison.
During the meeting, the envoy had highlighted the embassy's
readiness to cooperate with the JBA to increase networking between the two
nations’ business communities. He pointed out several opportunities to enhance
cooperation in various fields, especially agriculture, which has drawn interest
from the French side.