The Ambassador of State of Qatar in amman HE Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah welcomed on Thursday, 11/05/2017 at the Embassy, the President of the Jordanian Businessmen Association and the Board of Directors. H.E Hamdi Al-Tabbaa reviewed the economic relations between Jordanian businessmen and their Qatari counterparts. Since 2005, the association has strengthened its ties of cooperation with Qatari businessmen through the Jordanian-Qatari Business Council, which was established with the Qatari Businessmen Association in March 2005, followed by the Qatar Businessmen Association joining the Arab Businessmen Federation. Al tabbaa also demonstrates the Association role in enhancing relations through activating mutual visits between businessmen in both countries.
Al tabbaa demonstrates the cooperation possibilities between the private sector in Jordan and Qatar, in various economic sectors, he also reviewed the investment opportunities in Jordan in various key sectors such as tourism sector with an investment value of $ 8.4 billion, energy sector with an investment value of 3.4 billion dollar, transportation sector with an investment value of $ 1.3 billion, water sector with an investment value of $ 540 million, infrastructure sector with an investment value of US $ 3.6 billion, industry sector with an investment value of $ 355 million, and health sector with an investment value of $ 223 million.
From his side, the Qatari Ambassador in Amman H.E Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah valued the visit of the Board of Directors of the Jordanian Businessmen Association and the role of the Association in increasing cooperation between the Jordanian and Qatari private sectors. He also expressed his readiness to provide all possible facilities for the success of future events and projects between Jordanian businessmen and their counterparts in Qatar Especially the Jordanian-Qatari Business Forum, which is expected to be held in the near future, H.E Bandar Al-Attiyah stressing the historical relations between the two countries, mentioning that Jordan is an attractive investment country for its security and political stability, in addition to the integrity of the judiciary, and attracting investments legislations, he also mentioned that Jordan is considered a role model to be followed in the cohesion between all segments and categories under the wise Hashemite leadership.
The ambassador of Qatar in Amman pointed out that the Jordanian community in Qatar is the second largest community with a population of 51,000. The Jordanian community has many senior management positions in both government and private sectors. He also mentioned that Qatar continues to give the Jordanian community the attention and support especially in the field of labor, because of high-level education, skills and abilities for this community.
The Ambassador expressed his interest in the investment opportunities offered by the Jordanian Businessmen Association, stressing the support of the Qatari government for the development of trade relations and the promotion of investments in Jordan. He pointed to the invitation renewal to Qatari businessmen to invest in Jordan.