About the Ministry of Investment
The Ministry of Investment was established in 2021 as the legal and administrative successor to the Jordan Investment Commission, in accordance with Article No. 7 of Investment Environment Law No. 21 of 2022. The ministry acts as the primary reference and authority for investments in the Kingdom, with the goal of attracting, encouraging, and promoting investments—ensuring the sustainability of the country’s attractive investment climate by developing, organizing, and enhancing confidence in the local investment landscape.
To achieve its goals, the ministry
has assumed
the following duties and responsibilities:
Implement the Kingdom’s investment policies and
set the necessary strategic plans and
programs to
encourage local and foreign investments, including
the establishment and
development of investment
funds and mutual investment funds.
Prepare an investment map that identifies tangible
investment opportunities across the
Kingdom,
segmented by sectors and governorates and
including public-private partnerships
(PPPs). This
investment map shall be reviewed and updated on a
regular basis.
Actively promote local investment opportunities to
potential investors both at home and
abroad,
providing all necessary information and data to
investors and following up on the
realization of these
investment opportunities.
Provide an array of added-value support services to
investors, including post-investment
support.
Facilitate all investment procedures and help
investors
overcome any potential obstacles, so that
they can easily and readily pursue and continue
with
their economic and commercial activities.
Update and issue the national investment guidelines,
establishing clear frameworks for doing business in
Jordan.
Prepare sectoral reports and preliminary feasibility
studies
for existing investment opportunities,
building a comprehensive database of investment
insights and opportunities.
Supervise and help regulate the Kingdom’s
development zones
and free zones.
Follow up on the Kingdom’s classification and
ranking in
international investment reports and
indicators, developing and implementing the
necessary
plans to enhance the Kingdom’s
investment competitiveness on a global scale.
Examine any grievance applications submitted by
investors,
ensuring that due process is followed in all
instances, that the relevant entities are
engaged in
the necessary decision-making processes, and that
issues are duly addressed in
accordance with all
relevant legislation.
Prepare reports related to the implementation of
investment
plans, strategies, and programs.
Supervise the work of the Public-Private Partnership
Unit.
