AMMAN — Registration of new businesses with the
Companies Control Department has returned to pre-COVID-19 levels, the Companies
General Controller Wael Al-Armouti said on Sunday.
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He told the Jordan News Agency, Petra, that figures of the first quarter of the
year show that the number of registered firms picked up by 3 percent, compared
with the corresponding period in 2019, and by 24.9 percent against 2021
figures.
The capital of registered companies also increased by 24 percent in the first
quarter of the current year, compared with the same period in 2019, Armouti said.
Statistics showed that 79 percent of new companies in the first
three months were registered in the capital, Amman, with a total investment of
JD56 million, followed by Irbid with 7 percent with a total capital of JD2.8
million, he said.
The northeastern Mafraq governorate accounted for 3 percent
of the registered companies during the first quarter, while Aqaba and Zarqa
accounted for 2.6 percent each.
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