Jordan Times
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Investments at public and private free zones exceed JD1.4 billion
AMMAN (Petra) — The investment volume at public and private free zones exceeded JD1.4 billion, of which over $500 million were foreign investments, Jordan Free Zones Corporation Director General Ali Madadha indicated. The overall commercial volume at the zones rose during the first half of 2005 by 18 per cent compared to the same period last year. The value of the goods taken out of the public and the private free zones to the local and foreign markets dropped by 12 per cent to JD1.1 billion from JD1.2 billion.