Jordan achieves record 36-pct rise in exports in 2022: deputy PM.

ISLAMABAD -- Jordan achieved an unprecedented 36-per cent rise in exports in 2022 despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian crisis that led to a hike in energy and commodity prices, a senior official said Saturday.

The high increase in exports of potash and phosphate was the major boost to exports, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Nasser Shraideh said in a press statement, adding that foreign investment in Jordan rose by 67 per cent in 2022.

Meanwhile, the Jordanian economy grew by 2.7...