Jordan wants deeds, not words from donor countries — commerce chamber

By JT - Feb 03,2016 - Last updated at Feb 03,2016

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Commerce President Issa Murad on Wednesday called on countries participating in the London donor conference to support the Kingdom and provide financial assistance in the face of the refugee burden.

Major donor countries should turn their words into actions, Murad said, noting that Jordan is in urgent need to continue its humanitarian role, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He added that the Kingdom is looking forward to attracting more investments from donor countries to help the economy overcome the challenges it is going through and enable it to generate jobs for Jordanians and refugees, Petra added.

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