Kenya-Jordan business council to boost bilateral ties

Trade and Industrialisation secretary Adan Mohamed. file photo | nmg

What you need to know:

  • The proposed business council will have an immediate task of generating and exchanging economic information.
  • It is also expected to conduct feasibility studies on trade and arrange for joint business forums.

Kenya and Jordan have agreed to set up a joint business lobby in a bid to boost bilateral ties.

The business council will have an immediate task of generating and exchanging economic information. It is also expected to conduct feasibility studies on trade and arrange for joint business forums.

The initiative was agreed on during the closing ceremony of the Jordanian-Kenyan trade committee’s first session, headed by Jordanian Trade Minister Yarub Qudah and his Kenyan counterpart Adan Mohamed. Only recently, Jordan opened an embassy in Kenya.

A committee formed to follow up on King Abdullah’s visit to Kenya last year has called for deliberate efforts to increase bilateral trade, “which is still insufficient despite numerous opportunities available”. 

The committee also stressed the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields and building on the outcomes of King Abdullah’s visit to Kenya last year.

The committee’s discussions covered cooperation in trade, investment and industry, in addition to issues related to small and medium sized enterprises.

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