'Jordan to host high-profile House-organised economic forum next month'

AMMAN — Head of the Lower House's Economy and Investment Committee Khair Abu Saileik on Tuesday said that Jordan will host an international economic forum on May 2-3 on the shores of the Dead Sea.

During a press conference at the Lower House, Abu Saileik said that the high-profile forum will be under a Royal patronage. 

The MP said that more than 500 economic figures will be participating in the conference, which will discuss a number of issues related to public-private sectors partnerships,  public administration, human capital, geopolitics and geoeconomics and innovation and scientific research. 

He also said that the forum is part of the House's roles to enhance economic and investment opportunities in the country and its endeavour to translate economic plans and strategies into facts on the ground. 

Abu Saileik added that the forum will discuss ways to stimulate and facilitate local and international investments in Jordan and ways to utilise the strategic location of the country.

The MP said that the forum will also discuss ways to accelerate the implementation of the Jordan Document 2025, the National Financial and Economic Reform Programme and the Jordan Economic Growth Stimulation Plan, which aim to immunise Jordan economically and financially from external shocks.

Mechanisms and strategies to improve the performance of public executive, legislative and judicial agencies,  with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable economic growth, will be also among the major topics of the two-day forum, he added.