Murad points to positive growth achieved by commercial sector

AMMAN — The Jordanian commercial sector has achieved positive growth indications since the beginning of the year despite economic circumstances and regional political conditions, Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) President Issa Murad said Monday. He indicated that national exports increased by 8.6 per cent and import by 9.2 per cent during the first half of the year. National exports reached JD2.5 billion during the January-June period of 2014 compared to JD2.3 billion during the same period of 2013, while imports increased to JD8.3 billion compared with  JD7.6 billion during the same comparison period. Murad noted that the electricity sector increased by 18 per cent, agriculture and fishing sector rose by 10.6 per cent and the financial, insurance and real estate sector grew by 9.7 per cent. He said that the value of projects that benefited from the Investment Law reached JD537 million during the first five months of 2014, mainly in industrial, hotel, agricultural, hospital, transport and entertainment fields.