{"id":30647,"date":"2025-05-14T07:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/?p=30647"},"modified":"2025-05-19T07:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:16:53","slug":"lifting-sanctions-on-syria-to-revive-economic-ties-trade-flow-says-jba-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/lifting-sanctions-on-syria-to-revive-economic-ties-trade-flow-says-jba-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifting Sanctions on Syria to Revive Economic Ties, Trade Flow, Says JBA President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30647\" class=\"elementor elementor-30647\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6fca65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c6fca65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406714b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"406714b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President of the Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA), Hamdi Tabbaa, welcomed the decision to lift economic sanctions on Syria, calling it a &#8220;significant&#8221; step to revitalize bilateral economic activity and open new opportunities for the Jordanian private sector.<br \/><br \/>In a statement issued Wednesday, Tabbaa noted the decision still requires time for legal and procedural steps to take effect, it represents a &#8220;hopeful&#8221; sign of Syria&#8217;s reintegration into the Arab sphere and a potential catalyst for renewed joint Arab economic cooperation.<br \/><br \/>Tabbaa emphasized the move will help facilitate the movement of goods and commodities across land crossings, which would in turn enhance Jordan-Syria trade volumes after a period of &#8220;notable&#8221; decline. He also highlighted the potential benefits for Jordan\u2019s transportation, services, and industrial sectors.<br \/><br \/>Tabbaa noted the decision may contribute to accelerating reconstruction efforts in Syria, stimulating economic growth and generating employment opportunities.<br \/><br \/>The step also positions Jordan as a key regional hub for trade, investment, and development projects, with Jordanian firms well placed to engage in major initiatives, particularly in construction, infrastructure, and energy, he pointed out.<br \/><br \/>The JBA president reiterated the association\u2019s &#8220;readiness&#8221; to work with relevant partners to support Syria\u2019s economic recovery, with the broader goal of fostering shared prosperity, a favorable investment climate, and regional stability.<br \/><br \/>Tabbaa also stressed Jordan\u2019s &#8220;historic&#8221; ties with Syria and its commitment to supporting the Syrian people in various fields, aiming to ensure positive outcomes that serve common interests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA), Hamdi Tabbaa, welcomed the decision to lift economic sanctions on Syria, calling it a &#8220;significant&#8221; step to revitalize bilateral economic activity and open new opportunities for the Jordanian private sector. In a statement&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-en","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jba.com.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}