Articles

Green energy is a critical issue that demands focused attention from Jordanian policymakers. The transition to green energy is not only an environmental imperative but also a crucial economic opportunity. This transformation is urgently needed to address the economic, environmental, and security challenges facing Jordan. The economic enterprises most in need are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute more ...

Jordan’s social protection system has recently taken significant hits due to government policies affecting old age, disability, and death insurance for young workers in the private sector, increased fees for private sector medical doctors, and encouraging early retirement for thousands of workers in the Greater Amman Municipality. These policies negatively impact the components of social protection outlined in the National ...

The Palestinian economy is suffering catastrophic consequences due to the ongoing and devastating Israeli war on Gaza and the entrenchment of their occupation of the West Bank. These repercussions manifest in various aspects of Palestinians’ daily lives, ranging from infrastructure destruction to rising unemployment and poverty. Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza eight months ago, the murdered ...

Information is leaking from multiple sources that there is an official intention in Jordan to review labor legislation once again, specifically the Labor Law, with the aim of reducing the current labor standards. This is intended to reduce operating costs for businessmen and investors. In recent years, many amendments have been made to the Labor Law and the Social Security ...

The escalating student protests in American universities cannot be ignored due to their potential repercussions on the future of U.S. policy, which has historically been marked by unwavering and long-standing support for “Israel.” This wave of student activity in major U.S. universities demands an end to what they term the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine, often ...

The decision by the United States and several other, mostly Western, donor countries to suspend financial assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will have far-reaching and likely devastating consequences for the civilian populations that rely on its services, particularly in the Gaza Strip. The aid cuts came in response to allegations ...

For over seven decades, the Israeli occupation has cast its long, dark shadow not only over occupied Palestine but also over other neighboring countries, especially Jordan. The consequences of this prolonged occupation run deep and are far-reaching, impacting the lives of millions of Palestinians and sowing the seeds of instability throughout the region and the world. One of the most ...

The recent significant increases in the prices of petroleum derivatives in the local market continually bring us back to discuss their causes and implications for the overall national economy. Over the past two months, Jordan has witnessed extremely high petroleum derivative prices, which are among the highest, both in the region and globally. When accounting for income levels, we rank ...

The recent decision by the Jordanian government to phase out subsidies for water prices comes within the context of ongoing economic austerity policies that have been implemented for approximately three and a half decades. These policies aim, in part, to end the subsidies for basic commodities, and instead to provide direct support to those most in need. This decision sheds ...

Over the past three and a half decades, Jordan has entered into nine different agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the recent government announcement that it is beginning negotiations for a new program, fundamental questions arise, namely: Has Jordan truly benefited from these repeated agreements with the IMF? Does Jordan really need another IMF agreement and program? Of ...