Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Health Sector in Jordan

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The Women, Peace, & Security Index: Where Does Jordan Stand and Why?

The Oslo Peace Research Institute and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security launched the Women, Peace and Security Index at the United Nations Headquarters.

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JICI update - August 2020

The Jordan Strategy Forum published the Jordan Investment Confidence Index- August 2020

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Jordan's National Social Protection response During Covid-19

The Jordanian Strategy Forum, in cooperation with UNICEF, issued a policy paper on the national response to social protection in Jordan during the Corona pandemic, which was prepared in cooperation with Towards Excellence Consulting Company.

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Economic Complexity: Where Does Jordan Stand?

Jordan Strategy Forum launched the third version of its regular series about “Jordan’s Product Space”. This release is entitled “Economic Complexity: Where Does Jordan Stand? Improving Exports and Competitiveness”. The report is part of the JSF efforts to understand the economy’s exports, and to encourage stakeholders to seize new opportunities to develop and diversify the exports of the national economy.

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JICI update - July 2020

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - July 2020

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Bank Credit to the Private Sector, Households, Individuals: The Current Status Quo

Jordan Strategy Forum published a policy brief entitled "Bank Credit to the Private Sector, Households & Individuals: The Current Status Quo". The brief discussed the current levels of local credit in Jordan and highlighted some observations on the credit to the private sector, households and individuals.

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JICI update - June 2020

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index -June 2020

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JICI update - May 2020

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - May 2020

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Informal Employment in Jordan

This report discusses the challenges facing the non-organized labor sector in Jordan and the economic and financial implications it has. It highlights the potential benefits that Jordan could gain from utilizing the wealth in dealing with these issues. It emphasizes the need for the report to address the progress made by Jordan in utilizing wealth from its various resources, particularly in light of the unstructured financial statements. It also indicates the importance of government efforts to assist those affected in unorganized sectors, given the difficulties they face in terms of employment and financial stability.

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Global Food Security: Where Does Jordan Stand?

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Knowledge is Power report entitled “The Global Food Security Index for 2021: Encouraging Results for Jordan” as part of a series of “Knowledge is Power” reports issued periodically by the Forum, with the aim of highlighting Jordan’s performance at the Arab and global levels within this index, and the state of food security. In Jordan, in addition to providing some recommendations aimed at improving Jordan’s score and ranking on this indicator.

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The Minimum Wage in Jordan: Nominal Wage and Productivity Enhancement

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a position paper entitled: “Minimum Wages: Between Increasing and Enhancing Productivity,” in which the Forum recommended the necessity of studying raising the minimum wage and its consequences on all sectors, and taking into account the extent of its impact on job opportunities.

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Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Tourism Sector in Jordan: Prospects and Adaptation to New Trends

Jordan Strategy Forum published a paper on the tourism sector entitled “Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Tourism Sector: Prospects and Adaptation to New Trends”. The paper highlighted the achievements and current challenges in tourism in Jordan, and outlined JSF recommendations to overcome these challenges and improve the competitiveness of the sector.

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JICI update - January 2020

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - January 2020

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JICI update - December 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - December 2019

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General Budget 2020 How Realistic & Its Relation with Growth

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled: “The 2020 Budget: Its Realism and Linkage to Growth.” It included some observations on the 2020 budget, and analyzed the expected increase in the components of tax revenues for the year 2020. The paper also reviewed the expected results of the large discrepancies between what was estimated in the budget and what was actually achieved.

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JICI update - November 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - November 2019

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JICI update - October 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - October 2019

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The Construction & Housing Sector in Jordan- The Challenge of Demand & Supply Alignment & Financing Mechanisms

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled “The Construction and Housing Sector in Jordan: Challenges of Aligning Supply and Demand and Financing Mechanisms,” in which it analyzed the reality of supply and demand in the housing market in Jordan and the available financing mechanisms. The paper reviewed the experiences and success stories of a number of Arab countries in how to provide support to citizens. Wanting to get a house.

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Growth Rate in the Wages of Public & Private Sectors in Jordan

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy summary entitled “Wage Growth in the Public and Private Sectors in Jordan,” in which it discussed the issue of the growth rate in nominal and actual wages. The summary also addressed the rate of increase in the salaries of workers in the various productive sectors in the public and private sectors in Jordan.

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Tax Revenues in Jordan: Who Pays Taxes?

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy summary entitled “Tax Revenues in Jordan: Who Are the Taxpayers?” The summary addressed the sources and composition of tax revenues in Jordan. This policy summary comes in light of the importance of the issue of government revenues in Jordan and the crisis that the government is experiencing in terms of scarcity of public revenues and challenges. faced in collecting tax revenues in particular.

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JICI update - September 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - September 2019

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Public Debt in Jordan: Is it Sustainable?

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy summary entitled “Public Debt in Jordan” with the aim of shedding light on the state of public debt in Jordan, and providing some recommendations aimed at mitigating its negative effects on the local economy.

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JICI update - August 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - August 2019

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JICI update - July 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - July 2019

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E-Government in Jordan: A Guide for Policy Makers

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled “E-Government Development Index: Where Jordan Stands and Future Steps,” in which it reviewed Jordan’s rank on the 2020 E-Government Development Index recently issued by the United Nations and analyzed its performance within the various axes. The paper came up with a number of recommendations to improve Jordan's ranking on this indicator and ways to improve e-government performance.

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JICI update - June 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued an update to the Jordanian Investor Confidence Index for June 2019

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Productivity in Jordan

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy brief entitled “Productivity in Jordan: Where Does Jordan Stand and What Should Be Done?”, in which it showed the impact of the government’s recent increase in the minimum wage to 260 dinars per month, which will take effect in 2021.

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JICI update - May 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - May 2019

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JICI update - April 2019

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - April 2019

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The Interplay Between Bank Credit and Economic Growth: Which Borrowing Sector is More Conductive to Growth?

Today, the Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a study examining the overlap and interconnection between the trilogy of economic growth, tax revenues, and foreign aid, indicating the impact of each axis on the others.

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Sovereign Risk Ratings- What are they & Where Does Jordan Stand

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled “Sovereign debt: What is it? What are its repercussions? Why do some economies default?” The paper aims to shed light on some definitions of sovereign debt and default, and the factors that determine the sovereign credit rating of economies. The paper also refers to the Jordanian situation in terms of public debt and Jordan's credit rating.

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The Gender Gap... Where do Females Stand in Jordan?

The World Economic Forum recently released the 2017 Gender Gap Index, which is released annually, and which measures the gap between men and women in 144 countries in the world across four main axes: health, education, participation, economic opportunities, and political empowerment.

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The Importance of Labor Productivity in Jordan

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a study entitled “On the Importance of Worker Productivity in Jordan: Where Does the Challenge Lie?” The study reviewed the level of productivity in the Jordanian labor market, and possible ways to increase it. In its study, the Forum stated that increasing worker productivity and thus the productivity of the Jordanian economy as a whole is considered one of the main keys to stimulating economic growth in Jordan and reducing the rising unemployment rates.

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Trade and investment with Syria: Back to Normal?

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled “Trade and Investment with Syria: Will it return to normal?!” The paper reviewed the trade movement in Jordan and Jordan’s trade balance with Syria during previous years. It also reviewed ways to revive trade and economic relations between the two countries at various levels in the restoration phase. Reconstruction, in a way that benefits both countries at the official level and at the level of the private sector of both countries.

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JICI update - September 2018

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - September 2018

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Licensed Banks in Jordan & The Private Sector: Nature of the Relationship and its Importance

In light of the Cabinet’s endorsement of the general budget law for the fiscal year 2023, in preparation for the completion of its constitutional procedures by the Parliament and the Senate; The Jordan Strategy Forum issued its annual analysis on the general budget, through which it aims to place the 2023 budget in its social and economic context.

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JICI update - August 2018

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - August 2018

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Economics of Energy and Electricity Consumption in Jordan: How and Why Should We Care?

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued an analytical paper entitled: “Energy Economics and Electricity Consumption in Jordan: How and Why Should We Care?” The paper addressed electrical energy consumption in Jordan in terms of the volume of consumption during the period (1994 to 2017) and the primary energy sources used in generating electrical energy. in Jordan and the rates of use of each of them.

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The New Tax Law in Jordan & The Global Competitiveness Index: The Connection!

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued its observations on the draft law amending the Income Tax Law No. 34 of 2014, and the report focused on the reasons for amending the law, the legal aspects of the law’s articles, and the expected economic and financial effects if this law is passed, pointing to the importance of agreeing on the tax law to come up with a modern, fair and transparent law. It is effective and sustainable to confront the difficult financial conditions that the Jordanian state is suffering from.

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The Economics of Minimum Wage in Jordan: Observation from the Global EXperience

The Jordanian Strategy Forum issued a policy brief entitled “The Economics of the Minimum Wage in Jordan: Observations from Global Experiences,” in which it showed the impact of the government’s recent increase in the minimum wage to 260 dinars per month, which will go into effect in 2021.

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JICI update - July 2018

The Jordan Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - July 2018

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The Jordanian New Tax Law What is Needed

In continuation of the efforts undertaken by the Jordanian Strategy Forum to contribute to enriching the existing national dialogue on the income tax law that the government of Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz will produce, the forum issued a position paper entitled “What is required of the new income tax law?”

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A Look into His Majesty's Designation Letter to Dr. Omar Razzaz

Jordan Strategy Forum published an analytical paper entitled: "A Look into His Majesty’s Designation Letter to Dr. Omar Razzaz". The JSF analyzed the socio-economic context and the extracted vision from the designation letter.

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Foreign Direct Investment in Jordan: Should We Care? Why and How?

The Jordan Strategy Forum issued a policy paper entitled: “The Economics of Domestic Investment and Foreign Direct Investment: Lessons Learned for Jordan.” With the aim of analyzing the reality of investment at the local and global levels, and highlighting the importance of encouraging and attracting direct foreign and local investments and the factors affecting their flow, in addition to providing a set of recommendations that aim to attract and maintain direct investments in Jordan.

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Jordanian Expatriates in the Gulf: Who Remits, How Much, and Why?

The Jordan Strategy Forum issued an analytical study entitled; “Jordanian Expatriates in the Gulf: Who Remits, How Much, and Why?” He based it on data collected through a questionnaire that he distributed to a representative sample of Jordanian expatriates working in the Arab Gulf countries in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs. The study focuses on several aspects about Jordanian expatriates in the Arab Gulf countries, such as social and demographic characteristics and other factors. The forum analyzed these aspects and how they affect the level of expatriates’ income and their remittances, and came up with several recommendations aimed at maximizing the value of remittances and benefiting from them.

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JICI update - June 2018

The Jordan Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - June 2018

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The Jordanian Economy: The Challenge of Economic Growth and Employment

Jordan Strategy Forum published a study entitled: "The Jordanian Economy: The Challenge of Economic Growth and Employment", the JSF analyzed the relationships between capital spending (public) and real GDP growth, exports and real GDP growth, and real GDP growth and employment levels.

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JICI update - May 2018

The Jordan Strategy Forum issued the Jordanian Investment Confidence Index - May 2018

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Jordan on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2018

Jordan Strategy Forum published a report entitled: Jordan on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2018, the report shows that Jordan has been continuously improving on the index and some sub-indicators in comparison with previous years. JSF came out with a number of recommendations to improve Jordan's rank and score on the index through working on the sub-indicators with low rankings.

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