JORDAN. There are no country-specific provisions. There are no country-specific provisions.
JORDAN the Central Bank of Jordan having approved the acquisition of a controlling interest of no less than 10 per cent. of the shareholding or voting rights of Network International Services Ltd, Jordan PSC, arising out of the Brookfield Offer and its implementation, by Bidco and any other person who would become a controller, as a result of the Central Bank of Jordan having given notice, pursuant to article 10(b) of the Payment and Electronic Money Transfer Regulation No. 11 of 2017 that it has determined to approve such acquisition unconditionally;
JORDAN. Country Report, The Economist Intelligence Unit, No. 1, February 1993, p. 11; and No. 4, October 1993, p. 10; Jordan: Country Profile, 1997–98, The Economist Intelligence Unit, 1997, pp. 7–9.
JORDAN. The NSA would identify technical, and socially acceptable, means of rehabilitating rangeland and forest biodiversity in order to maximize the sustainable productivity of these areas, and would demonstrate these methodologies through programs that will include local participation in both design and implementation. The NSA will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with concerned national agencies and NGOs.
JORDAN. “The culture of Jordan is based in Arabic and Islamic elements with significant Western influence. Jordan stands at the intersection of the three continents of the ancient world, lending it geographic and population diversity. Notable aspects of the culture include traditional music and clothing of Jordan, and interest in sports. These include football and basketball as well as other imported sports, mainly from western Europe and the United States.” European and American music, movies, fashion and other forms of entertainment are popular among Jordan's people. Malls, Western-brand stores, and hotels are important elements in Jordan's urban life (CUTR, 2021)6. The state religion is Muslim, as indicated in the constitution. Ninety percent of the population are suni. About 6 percent of the people are Christian. One of the five essential Pillars practiced by Muslims is the recitation of prayers five times a day. Calls to prayers are announced publicly by mosques and can be heard throughout the nation. while the Christians practice their prayers with all respect from Jordanian laws or Muslims. Jordanians generally speak in Arabic (Jordanian Arabic) which has a special accent that distinguishes from Arabic in other countries. Jordanian Arabic is understood throughout the Levant and, to various extents, in other Arabic- speaking regions. As in all Arab countries, language use in Jordan is characterized by diglossia; Modern Standard Arabic is the official language used in most written documents and the media, while daily conversation is conducted in the local colloquial varieties. Jordan has a low crime rate by international standards, with few xxxxx crimes such as robbery reported. Many of the country's laws are based on the Koran and the Hadith, a collection of Xxxxxxxx's sayings. These laws are enforced in religious courts called Sharia courts, which have jurisdiction over personal matters. Most of the health care services in Jordan is provided through the Ministry of Health (MOH) system. Private providers are playing an increasing role in the country. UN agencies such as UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, and UNRWA supplement the government health system - providing primary health care services to vulnerable populations, and NGOs also operate about 44 charitable clinics throughout the country (High Health Council, 2013). For the typical family, finding the money to pay for medical insurance and preventive care is difficult. While poor, uninsured households were the most l...
JORDAN. Most Syrian refugees in Jordan live in urban areas and in poverty: over 80% live below the poverty line. 51% of refugees are children, and 4% are elderly (UNHCR, 2018). According to data provided by Jordan Population Census in 2015, males make up more than half of the migrant population (57.5% for males and 42.5 for females). Males also show a higher percentage in comparison to females in age groups 20-49. This is due to the entrance of Egyptian male workers who help predominantly in construction jobs. The highest difference lies in the 25-29 age groups, which is within the range of the legally allowed working ages. It is estimated that around 1.4 million Jordanians are currently working in Jordan, with another 210,000 unemployed. The number of women and men migrants from the Arab Asian countries is almost the same; however, migrants from Arab African countries are mainly men. On the other hand, non-Arab women migrants from other countries outnumber non-Arab men by 20 percent (60 percent females and 40 percent males). This may be attributed to the flows of female foreign workers from Asian nationalities such as Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh who are mostly domestic laborers. Also, the increase in the numbers of female foreign workers from Asian nationalities one in every six migrant families has a female as the head of household (16% of migrant households are headed by females compared to only 11.6% among the Jordanian population). Those heads of household are mainly Syrians, in which the men are xxxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx/turkey#:~:text=For%20the%20past%20seven%20years,330%2C000%20people%20of%20other%20 nationalities (Accessing date: 20.02.2021) either involved in the war or have been affected by it. 40% of the females who are the heads of households are in the age groups of 25 to 39 years old. Today, three interrelated patterns of migration may be observed in Jordan: labour migration; forced migration; and mixed migration flows. Labour migration amounts to 18% of total migrants, forced migration is around 56%, and other flows, like dependents, tourism, study, health and others, reflect 26% of total migrants in Jordan. The data indicates that more than half of females and males who are the heads of their households came to Jordan because of insecurity and armed conflict in their origin countries. In addition, one out of eight migrant females who are the heads of their households and one out of five migrant males who are the heads of the...
JORDAN. Since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Syrian refugees have sought protection in Jordan, increasing the pressure on government authorities, economic and social infrastructures and local communities, and requiring the attention of the international community. There are currently over 630,000 Syrian refugees registered by UNHCR in Jordan (Oct2015, UNHCR).
JORDAN. According to the interviews, it is found that the refugees are welcomed from the host community. Jordanian helps refugees through the time 2011 to 2017. Between 2011 and 2018, over 670,000 persons from Syria had sought refuge in Jordan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Over 85 percent of Syrians lived outside refugee camps. In 2018, Jordan did not permit Syrians to enter the country to seek asylum but made an exception for over 400 Syrian White Helmet rescue workers and their dependents to enter Jordan in July to await resettlement in a third country. On March 4, 2018, Jordanian authorities began to regularize the status of many Syrian refugees who had been living in towns and cities without permits, offering thousands of vulnerable refugees’ protection from arrest for being outside refugee camps illegally and increasing their access to jobs, aid, and education. On January 24, however, the government revoked the eligibility for subsidized health care for Syrians living outside refugee camps. Jordanian officials stated that the country did not receive enough international financial assistance in 2018 to cope with the effects of the refugee crisis on its public infrastructure, especially in the areas of public education and health. The UNHCR Jordan office, which coordinates the refugee response, said that by November it had raised only 36 percent of its US$1 billion budget goal for 2018. As of September, UNICEF announced that because of an $8.6 million shortfall in its requested budget for 2018, it had to cut back a program that subsidized school-related costs to only 10,000 Syrian refugee children out of about 55,000 in xxxx.Xx 2018, authorities continued the implementation of the Jordan Compact, which aims to improve the livelihoods of Syrian refugees by granting new legal work opportunities and improving the education sector. By 2018, labor authorities had issued or renewed at least 160,000 work permits for Syrians. Most professions, however, remained closed to non-Jordanians, and many Syrians continued to work in the informal sector without labor protections (Human Rights Watch, 2021)
JORDAN. NGOs and INGOs in Jordan are crucial stakeholders who appeared at the beginning as philanthropist mediums. Following the socio-economic and political challenges that Xxxxxx encounters recently relating to the refugee crisis, stakeholders has played and still play a remarkable role in integrating, refugees with people in the host country as well as presenting developmental projects and services including legal assistance (ARDD-Legal Aid) health care (XXXX), after-school programs (UNHCR), financial support for tertiary education(DAFI) to mention a few. The collaboration between NGOs and INGOs with the Jordanian government reached its peak in the Syrian refugee crisis. There is very little literature and research studies on the number of NGOs and INGOs operating in Jordan and the obstacles they face through their operation in the country. Those stakeholders are not guaranteed political infiltration and the Jordanian government also has the right to inspect violations conducted by stakeholders, follow elections of executive committees, and organize their leadership to prevent activities that might threaten the regime (Xxxxxxxxxxx 2002, p.84). Stakeholders in Jordan know their stance and, in order to improve and develop their roles, they always welcome collaboration with the Jordanian government. This collaboration also gives them the opportunity to be consulted by the government about development, challenges, solutions and goals, and to jointly “design and implement development policies and programs, all of which may encourage governments to learn from NGO approaches” (Xxxxxx & Xxxx, 2011; Brass, 2012b; Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, 2007). Local and international institutions provide financial and in-kind assistance to refugees. Refugees learn about these institutions by talking to us among them. There is a good relationship between these institutions and refugees, as they consider it the way to what they provide them with financial or material support.
JORDAN. No Acquired Company has any ownership in, nor has any Acquired Company ever formed or organized, any entity in Jordan or any entity formed or organized in any other jurisdiction with the intention of such entity doing business in Jordan.
