Jordan Times
Monday, September 11, 2006
Gov’t launches Trade and
Investment Information System
AMMAN (JT) — The government launched a website yesterday which provides up-to-date
information on trade and investment in the country.
The Trade and Investment Information System (TIIS) project consists of a website which
automatically-compiles, standardises and publishes updated national statistics on trade
and investment to international standards.
The online system, established at the Department of Statistics (DoS) in cooperation with
the USAID-funded AMIR Programme, consists of two main information components; Trade
Information, offering statistical data on merchandise trade and trade in services, and
Investment Information, which consists of investment activities and general investment indicators.
At the launch ceremony, Planning and International Cooperation Minister Suhair Al-Ali said
that the TIIS project corresponds with national efforts aimed at improving Jordan’s data
systems on trade and investment, and addressing the pressing need for readily available,
accurate, timely, and comparative statistics for effective policy-making.
She noted that Jordan is the 5th country in the world to provide such a database for trade
and investment information.
Al-Ali said future upgrades to the system will be undertaken to include other key sectors,
such as tourism and the labour market.
Also at the launch, Industry and Trade Minister Sharif Zu’bi said the system would provide
comprehensive and accurate statistical data on investment and trade for decision makers,
investors, researchers and analysts.
Statistics in the TIIS are provided and periodically updated by eight participating government
entities that generate primary data on trade and/or investment, including the Controller Department,
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Central Bank of Jordan, Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation,
Amman Chamber of Industry and Jordan Investment Board, in addition to the mentioned government ministries.
A link to the TIIS programme can be found at the DoS website: www.dos.gov.jo