Legal Framework
From The Report: Jordan 2018
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This chapter contains an overview of the legal framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Jordan including an outline of workers’ rights and employer regulations and a summary of the types of company for investment. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Khaled Asfour, Managing Partner, Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants.

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Overview

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Types of Companies The Companies Law No. 22 of 1997 (Companies Law) offers investors several types of companies for incorporation and investment in Jordan, the most common of which are the Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Private Shareholding Companies (PSC) and Public Shareholding Companies (PLC). Each of these companies are managed and represented by a board of directors consisting of a chairman, a vice-chairman and members of the board of directors. An LLC may choose to have a general…

Viewpoint

Navigating regulations: Khaled Asfour, Managing Partner, Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants, on how the Stamp Duty Law affects investors
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Viewpoint:Khaled Asfour Jordan is becoming a major investment destination in the region, and the government has strived to promote and encourage investments by granting investors an array of incentives for doing business within Jordanian territories. Investors focus largely on the costs associated with carrying out their commercial activities in Jordan. A major cost that often seems to emerge as an obstacle when assessing the feasibility of investing in Jordan is stamp duty. The Stamp Duty…