Overview

"Now in a fully revised second edition, ""Doing Business with Jordan"" is the most authoritative book available on business prospects and practice in this pivotal Middle Eastern state. It offers advice and information about the business and investment environment, including the legal and regulatory frameworks, finance and banking, and marketing issues unique to the country. Following the privatization of many formerly state-owned enterprises, Jordan provides a stable and vibrant commercial base for any international company wishing to invest in the region. The book looks at commercial opportunities in key industry sectors and profiles Jordan's special economic zones and the major Abdali construction project which is set to transform central Amman."

Full Product Details

Author:   Philip Dew
Publisher:   Blue Ibex Ltd
Imprint:   GMB Publishing Limited
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781846730542

ISBN 10:   1846730546
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   20 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Forewords; Part One: Background; 1.1 Geography, Geology and History; 1.2 Political Structure & Decision-making; 1.3 The Economy -- an Overview; 1.4 Trade and Industry -- QIZs, FTA, EU Assoc & Trade Agreements; 1.5 Mining & Minerals; 1.6 The Growing Role of Industry -- A Statistical Overview; Part Two: Sector Overviews; 2.1 Information and Communications Technology; 2.2 Electricity Sector in Jordan; 2.3 Agriculture and Agro Industry in Jordan; 2.4 Tourism; 2.5 Water; 2.6 Oil & Gas; 2.7 The Regeneration of Downtown Amman; Part Three: Establishing a Business; 3.1 Forming a Business Venture; 3.2 The Law of Commercial Agents and Intermediaries; 3.3 JIB and FDI; 2.11 Privatisation in Jordan; 2.12 Free Zones; 2.13 Aqaba Special Economic Zone: Aqaba Development Corporation; Part Four: The Tax and Regulatory Framework; 4.1 Taxation in Jordan; 4.2 Accounting Environment; 4.3 The Legal Environment; 4.4 Procedures for Handling Legal Disputes; 4.5 Intellectual Property Law; 4.6 Environmental Laws and Regulations; Part Five: Finance and Banking; 5.1 Commercial Banking in Jordan; 5.2 Investment Banking; 5.3 Amman Stock Exchange; 5.4 Insurance and Insurance Regulations; 5.5 Banking Regulation and Supervision; Part Six: Marketing; 4.1 The Media and Advertising; 4.2 Exhibitions and Trade Fairs; Part Seven: Living and Working; 7.1 The Jordanian Labour Law; 7.2 Living and Working in Jordan; 7.3 Residential Property Market; 7.4 Commercial Property Market; Part Five: Appendices; I Useful Information; II Useful Addresses and Websites

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Philip Dew has over 30 years' experience of living and working in the Middle East and first visited Jordan in 1974. Having worked initially in banking he has been for over 20 years an independent business development consultant, in which role he has undertaken a wealth of assignments throughout the region for clients from across the world, and brings to this publication a broad knowledge of the overall business environment in Jordan.

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