Kenya pledges economic incentives for 500 Jordanian products

AMMAN — State Minister for Investment Affairs Muhannad Shehadeh on Wednesday said that Kenya has pledged to consider granting customs incentives to 500 Jordanian goods to enter the Kenyan market, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

At the opening of the Jordanian-Kenyan Business Forum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the minister said that the Kenyan side promised to accelerate the registration of Jordanian pharmaceutical products in Kenya and to organise a Kenyan week in Jordan with the participation of businesspeople from Kenya.

He said that the visit of a Jordanian business delegation to Nairobi is part of an African tour organised by the Jordan Investment Commission in cooperation with the Jordan Chamber of Industry, with the participation of 30 companies, adding that the visit aims to boost relations with African nations.