By : JD News Desk
Jordan Daily – Investment Minister Tareq Abu Ghazaleh said the government has completed an investment map outlining 97 opportunities across the kingdom’s northern, central and southern regions, including 20 major and mid-sized projects ready to be presented to investors.
Speaking on Al Mamlaka TV, Abu Ghazaleh said investment remains the main driver of economic growth and that the ministry is simplifying procedures to support investors. Foreign direct investment rose 31% in the first half of the year, he said.
The minister announced a new Kuwaiti investment in Tafileh worth more than 20 million dinars, part of efforts to channel projects to the governorates. He added that the ministry is developing eight large-scale projects with the private sector, expected to boost GDP by around 1%.
Abu Ghazaleh said Jordan offers one of the region’s most comprehensive incentive systems, both within and outside development and free zones, with enhanced benefits in areas such as Tafileh and Karak. Stable investment legislation, he added, protects existing incentives even when laws change.
He highlighted “Amra City” as an integrated urban and investment project spanning 500,000 dunams, with the first phase covering about 10%. The project will be financed outside the state budget through multiple partnership models and is expected to attract long-term investment, ease urban pressure on Amman and improve services.
He said Jordan’s political stability and rule-of-law framework, under the leadership of King Abdullah, continue to strengthen investor confidence.
