AMMAN - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global
(TAG.Global) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jordan’s
Economic and Social Council (ESC) with the aim of enhancing the partnership
between the two sides. The MoU was signed by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh,
TAG.Global founder and chairman, and Prof. Musa Shteiwi, ESC president.

The Memorandum comes in line with the need
for effective cooperation to meet national and institutional goals in the
academic, scientific research and training domains. This is in addition to
developing and supporting frameworks in applied education,
entrepreneurship, and innovation. The MoU also calls for studying the
possibility of exchanging experts in the economic, social, environmental, and
development fields, and preparing specialized studies in this regard that fall
in line with the goals and interests of the two parties.

During the signing ceremony, Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh praised the Council’s role in providing valuable visions and
perceptions on the economic and the social issues that Jordan is going through,
emphasizing the significance of expanding and enabling the Council’s
authorities and jurisdictions to effectively fulfill its tasks. 

He further underlined the importance of
cooperating with the Council to achieve its national goals, emphasizing the
TAG.Global's eagerness to efficiently cooperate with the Council in various
fields.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed the readiness
of TAG.Global to put all its consulting services in different economic, social,
environmental and development areas at the Council’s service, in addition to
preparing specialized studies that meet the interests that serve the national
goals.

For his part, Dr. Shteiwi commended the
efforts exerted by Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh and the services TAG.Global offers in
Jordan in various knowledge, intellectual, economic and social areas.

Furthermore, Dr. Shteiwi expressed his
belief that such an agreement will positively contribute to serving the
country; attributed to the expertise and distinguished competencies TAG.Global
has attained. He affirmed that the Council is a consultative institution that
represents the community and its various segments which encourage and create
positive social dialogue to reach a consensus on the most important economic
issues, policies and decisions. 

He continued by saying that the Council
also seeks to advance social discourse and discussions on issues of concern to
Jordanians, evaluate the economic and social impact of public policies and
control their outcomes, and offer alternative suggestions for sustainable
development in order to enhance public participation in decision-making in all
fields.

The two parties also agreed to cooperate
in different consultative services that fall within the respective areas of
their expertise, as well as cooperating in raising institutional competency in
various areas including training programs. That is in addition to cooperating
in holding and organizing panel sessions, workshops, and specialized
conferences of shared interests.

The MoU also included sharing experiences in
development, social, and economic domains; cooperation in research and
development; and technical consultations in a variety of fields, each party
according to its area of expertise. The Memorandum stressed the need for
sharing invitations to attend conferences, seminars, and scientific events,
books, publications, and journals published by each other.