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From The Report: Jordan 2012
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With Ernst & Young, OBG looks at some of Jordan’s significant economic reforms, many of which were designed to stimulate growth and increase the flow of foreign direct investment into the country.

In addition to details of corporate and personal income tax, this chapter includes a viewpoint with Bishr Baker, Managing Partner at Ernst & Young, Jordan and Iraq.

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Overview

Benefits of investment: Business-friendly policies continue
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Over the previous decade Jordan has witnessed the introduction of significant economic reforms designed to stimulate growth and increase the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. Policy changes, combined with the rise of the kingdom as a secure haven in which companies can operate, have transformed the country into an attractive investment area in the region. Such policies include domestic investment laws which grant specific incentives to a number of sectors including…

Viewpoint

Bishr Baker, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young (EY) Jordan & Iraq, on the lessons that can be learned from high performers in the new economy
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Unpredictability, government austerity and low growth projections for the global economy may be the norm for the next few years. To survive, sustain and grow in the adverse economic conditions since the credit crunch of 2007, companies have had to dispense with old assumptions and adopt more innovative practices to maintain their competitive edge. In 2012 many countries in the Middle East and North Africa region remained affected by high unemployment, inflation, high commodity prices, low…