AMMAN – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global,
founder and chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), has received in
his office the Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Amman Investors Industrial
Association (EAIIA), Dr. Iyad Abu Haltam, to discuss means of cooperation
between the two sides.

The meeting was attended by EAIIA Vice
President, Mr. Mohammed Al-Saudi, Eng. Ala’a Nasser Al-Din Al-Mughrabi, a
member of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum (TAG-KF) Board of Trustees.

During the meeting, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
commended the Association’s efforts in supporting and developing the investors’
and industrialists' businesses in the East Amman region, as well as its
integrative role in cooperation with various institutions concerned with
investors’ and industrialists’ affairs. He also stressed the importance of such
entities in serving the future of industry in Jordan.

Additionally Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh called for
exerting more efforts that would effectively serve the industrial sector and
the youth who strive to enter the world of industry, especially in light of the
knowledge transformation in the world, which requires advanced industries and
innovations to keep pace with developments in a rapidly changing  technological world.

During the meeting, the Association’s
activities and services in the field of human resources development for member
companies, industrial networking, intra-trade, internal and external marketing
and promotion, as well as representing the Association to the concerned and
official authorities were all highlighted.

The two sides also discussed several
issues related to the investment environment, especially in the industrial
sector, in addition to the obstacles and challenges facing the industrial
investors, in light of the surrounding conditions in the region and their
impact on the Jordanian economy and the challenges imposed on the industrial
sector. Additionally, the two parties tackled the benefits of investment in
Jordan and methods of building an attractive investment environment in line
with the legislative and regulatory sphere.

At the end of the meeting, the two parties
agreed to discuss ways of developing the national local content (value-added
local product) and the importance of identifying accredited bodies to determine
the ‘value-added’ product for many industrial companies and to improve this
content.

It is worth mentioning that the two sides will
organize and hold a dialogue session to discuss the situation of the industry
in Jordan, and how to address the challenges it is facing.