FIRST TO BE HELD
AWTC ANNOUNCES WORLD TRADE WEEK - JORDAN
ASFOUR: EXPORTING IS KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH


AMMAN –JULY 3RD, 2004 - IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST JORDANIAN COMPANIES’ EXPORT CAPACITY, THE AMMAN WORLD TRADE CENTER (AWTC) ANNOUNCES THAT IT IS ORGANIZING WORLD TRADE WEEK JORDAN, A WEEK-LONG TRADE SHOW AND CONFERENCE BEGINNING AUGUST 1st, 2004 IN AMMAN, JORDAN.

EXPORTS ARE A KEY ELEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE JORDANIAN ECONOMY. INCREASED EXPORTS PROVIDE JORDANIAN COMPANIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE PROFITS, TO DIVERSIFY MARKETS, AND TO MAINTAIN STEADY PRODUCTION RATES IN MANUFACTURING. AS A COUNTRY, JORDAN GAINS FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME, GROWTH IN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AND EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

JORDANIAN EXPORTS INCREASED BY 25 PERCENT IN 2001, AND MORE THAN 19 PERCENT IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2002. 2003 RECORDED A MODEST 7% GROWTH, ATTRIBUTED TO WAR IN IRAQ. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2004 HAVE BEEN STRONG, WITH MORE THAN 679 MILLION JD WORTH OF GOODS EXPORTED. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES, EXPORT GROWTH COULD REACH 20% IN 2004.

QUOTING HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II, CHAIRMAN OF AWTC, HIS EXCELLENCY MR. MOHAMMAD ASFOUR SAID “WE WON’T STOP, WE CAN’T STOP, UNTIL WE HAVE FOUND THE 21ST CENTURY PROMISE FOR EVERY JORDANIAN”. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP JORDANIAN COMPANIES BY PROMOTING JORDANIAN PRODUCTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN EXPORTING.

WORLD TRADE WEEK JORDAN AIMS TO ASSIST JORDANIAN COMPANIES – THOSE THAT ARE NEW TO EXPORTING, AND THOSE THAT ARE ESTABLISHED - ADOPT BEST PRACTICES IN EXPORTING AND EXPORT PLANNING, AND TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR COMPANIES TO MEET INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALISTS, DELEGATES, AND PARTNERS.

A TRADE SHOW, A SERIES OF EXPORT TRAINING WORKSHOPS, SECTOR-SPECIFIC SEMINARS, AND TRADE DAYS (FOR THE U.S., E.U., AND ARAB MARKETS) WILL BE ORGANIZED BY THE AMMAN WORLD TRADE CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JORDAN EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (JEDCO), THE JORDAN INVESTMENT BOARD (JIB), THE JORDANIAN AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN ASSOCIATION (JABA), THE EURO-JORDANIAN ACTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE (EJADA),
THE EUROPEAN JORDANIAN EXPORT PROGRAM (EJEP), THE JORDAN U.S. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (JUSBP), THE USAID-FUNDED AMIR PROGRAM, AND OTHER LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND CHAMBERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE.

COMMERCIAL AND TRADE DEPARTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL EMBASSIES IN JORDAN, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS WORLD TRADE CENTERS AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN WORLD TRADE WEEK.

WTW, THE FIRST TO BE HELD IN JORDAN, IS CELEBRATED IN OVER 107 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO EMPHASIZE THE VALUE OF EXPORTS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO ENHANCE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE.

ABOUT THE AMMAN WORLD TRADE CENTER
THE AMMAN WORLD TRADE CENTER IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IS A FOCAL POINT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN TRADE ACTIVITIES IN JORDAN. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, GIVING COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES THE ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND A COMMON LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE. AMMAN WORLD TRACE CENTER ACTIVITIES ENABLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND TRADE LEADS; PROMOTION; MATCHMAKING; CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS.


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT
MR. SAMER ASFOUR, GENERAL MANAGER, WTW AMMAN
OR MR. SHUKRI HALABY, PRESS OFFICER, WTW AMMAN
TEL. 5605791 OR MOB. 079 5211304
WWW.WORLDTRADEWEEK-JORDAN.COM 



 

THE IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE
Monday, May 5, 2003
Washington, DC

All Jordanian business people were invited to participate in the most important reconstruction event of the year - The Iraqi Reconstruction Conference. With costs ranging from $25 to $100 billion, the relief, reconstruction, and development of Iraq was expected to be the largest endeavor since World War II reconstruction. This huge program did not depend upon the end of the war - relief was underway and some reconstruction contracts have already been awarded. And, according to USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios, half of the reconstruction money will go to subcontractors, with both U.S. and foreign firms eligible to bid for subcontracts.

The involvement of companies, development organizations, relief groups, and others was critical to the success of Iraqi reconstruction and therefore will play a vital role in facilitating the stability and security of the region. Products, services, systems, and applications were needed in dozens of categories: food, water, medicine, emergency shelter, hospital equipment, security, environmental clean-up, oil well repairs, oil refinery improvements, water pipe construction, road construction, railroad development, airport and seaport construction, school construction, telecommunications, and much more.

AWTC took a leading role in informing the business community of the Iraq Reconstruction Conference sponsored by the World Trade Center Washington/Ankara. AWTC was able to assist over 10 Jordanian companies in subscribing for this event.