Jordan -FDI and International Trade

Jordan

**Capital: Amman**
**Population:** 111,664,826 (United Nations, 2022)
**GDP per capita, PPP (**current international $): $13,316.2 (World Bank, 2021)
**GNI per capita** (Atlas method, current US$): $3,510 (World Bank, 2021)

King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania

**Amman,**
Jordan

**Main Religion:** Islam (Sunni Islam)

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

**Bilateral Trade - Qualifying industrial zones** (**QIZ) - Jordan, USA, and Israel**
QIZ Jordan (trade.gov)
Transforming Regions of Conflict through Trade Preferential Agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative (degruyter.com)
Qualifying industrial zone - Wikipedia

Information and Data

Each source represents its viewpoint. ZRB

Jordan and the IMF
Jordan - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Jordan country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Kingdom of Jordan - Raphael Patai - Google Books
Current status and future investment potential in renewable energy in Jordan: An overview - ScienceDirect
Energy sources assessment in Jordan - ScienceDirect
Factors affecting intention to use e-banking in Jordan | Emerald Insight
Women of Jordan: Islam, Labor, and the Law - Amira El-Azhary Sonbol - Google Books
Jordan: Crossroads of Middle Eastern Events - Peter Gubser - Google Books
Factors influencing business intelligence adoption: evidence from Jordan: Journal of Decision Systems: Vol 0, No 0 (tandfonline.com)
Abu-Nimer, M. (2022). Confederation Between Israel, Palestine, and Jordan: Possibilities and Challenges. World Affairs, 185(4), 690-709.
Jordan toward a 100% renewable electricity system - ScienceDirect
Understanding Jordan Today - Laura Perdew - Google Books
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment and Imports on Economic Growth: The Case of Jordan | Emerald Insight
Forecasting Foreign Direct Investment in Jordan for the Years (2011 -2030) | Al-rawashdeh | International Journal of Business and Management | CCSE (ccsenet.org)
The impact of foreign direct investment on the growth of the tourism sector in Jordan (1980–2016) - Al‐Hallaq - 2020 - Journal of Public Affairs - Wiley Online Library
Review of Foreign Direct Investment in Jordan | European Journal of Business and Management Research (ejbmr.org)
Journal of Economics Finance and Accounting » Submission » DETERMINANTS OF JORDAN-TURKISH BILATERAL TRADE BALANCE (dergipark.org.tr)
Chapter 12: The EU-Jordan compact in a trade law context: preferential access to the EU market to Keep Refugees in the Region in: Constitutionalising the External Dimensions of EU Migration Policies in Times of Crisis (elgaronline.com)

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB

Jordan's Angry Tribes | People and Power - YouTube
The modern King and Queen of Jordan, Abdullah and Rania | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube
Is Jordan running out of water? - BBC News - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

🇯🇴 King Hussein of Jordan: Survival of a dynasty | Al Jazeera World - YouTube
King Hussein of Jordan: On A Knife Edge | Al Jazeera World - YouTube
A History of Jordan - Philip Robins - Google Books
Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974-1991 - Madiha Rashid al Madfai, Madiha Rashid Al-. Madfai - Google Books
Jordan in the 1967 War - Samir A. Mutawi - Google Books
Jordan in the Middle East, 1948-1988: The Making of Pivotal State - Google Books
Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace - Avi Shlaim - Google Books
King Hussein of Jordan: A Political Life - Nigel Ashton - Google Books
King Abdullah, Britain and the Making of Jordan - Mary Christina Wilson - Google Books

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

Military Issues

Kenya, Jordan to advance military cooperation (the-star.co.ke)
L3Harris to provide bomb release systems to Bahrain, Jordan and Morocco (airforce-technology.com)
Southern Military Zone battalion conducts drill | Jordan Times
Jordan army chief, Japanese ambassador talk military cooperation (zawya.com)

Water Issues

Causes and consequences of long-term groundwater overabstraction in Jordan | SpringerLink
Water User Associations and the Politics of Water in Jordan - ScienceDirect
Water Resources of Jordan | SpringerLink
Agronomy | Free Full-Text | Review of Agricultural-Related Water Security in Water-Scarce Countries: Jordan Case Study (mdpi.com)
Water | Free Full-Text | Geospatial Techniques for Improved Water Management in Jordan (mdpi.com)
Yarmouk, Jordan, and Disi basins: Examining the impact of the discourse of water scarcity in Jordan on transboundary water governance: Mediterranean Politics: Vol 24, No 3 (tandfonline.com)

Palestinian Refugees

The Palestinian Refugees in Jordan 1948-1957 - Avi Plascov - Google Books
Palestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity - Luisa Gandolfo - Google Books
UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees: From Relief and Works to Human Development - Google Books

Other

Tobacco control in Jordan - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
The impact of refugees on employment and wages in Jordan - ScienceDirect

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