Despite the minor drop in ratings, the Banking sector in Jordan is healthy and enjoys an increasingly sound operating environment. The top players are Arab Bank, Housing Bank for Trade and Finance, Jordan Islamic Bank..

Featured Interviews: Abdel Hamid Shoman, Chairman of Arab Bank, Haethum Buttikhi, Assistant GM for retail and private banking of Jordan Kuwait Bank, Simona Sabella, General Manager of Arab Banking Corporation, Musa Shihadeh, General Manager of Jordan Islamic Bank, Ammar Safadi, Deputy GM of Capital Bank of Jordan

The growth of tourism sector was 30% (28% of tourism receipts) in the first six months of 2010. The targets of current strategy that ends in 2010 was surpassed by 35% in terms of revenue reaching 1.9 billion JD.  

Featured Interviews: H.E. Maha Al Khatib, Former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Jordan, Nayef Al Fayez, Managing Director of Jordan Tourism Board, Hussein Dabbas, President and CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, HE Nasser Shraideh, Chief Commissioner of Petra Development & Tourism Region Authority Raja Gargour, Director of Royal Automobile Museum, Lina Annab, General Manager of Zara Investment Holding, Dr. Victor Abdullah Al Bashir, General Manager of Jordan Hospital

Jordan telecom sector is dominated by three players, the incumbent Jordan Telecom Group (Orange), Zain Jordan and Umniah, operated by Batelco Bahrain. The sector is mature and the penetration rate is close to 110%.

Featured Interviews: H.E Marwan Jumaa, Minister of ICT Jordan, H.E Fadi Kawar, Chairman of Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Shabib Ammari, Chairman of Jordan Telecom Group, Abdul Malik Al Jaber, CEO of Zain Jordan, Ihab Hinnawi, CEO of Umniah

97% of Jordan's energy needs are currently being satisfied by imports. Jordan's energy bill is around 23% of the GDP. Demand for electricity will continue to rise from 2260 megawatts in 2008 to 6000 megawatts by 2020.

Featured Interviews: H.E. Khaled Al Irani, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, H.E. Maher Al Hijazin, Undersecretary of National Resource Association, Dr. Ghaleb Maabreh, Managing Director of NEPCO, Moyad Awad, General Manager of Clean Energy Concepts, Ala Nuseibeh, CEO of KAN International Petroleum Services, Intisaar Al Kindy, General Manager and Country Chair of Jordan Oil Shale Company (JOSCO)

Jordan’s trade sector is growing rapidly, primarily as a result of having more FTAs than any other Arab state in the region. With US7 bil. exports In 2009, it ranked 4th after UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar.

Featured Interviews: Dr. Bilal Al-Bashir, Chief Commissioner of Development Zones Commission, Mohammed Turk, Vice Chairman and CEO of Aqaba Development Corporation, Captain Adeeb Sartawi, CCO, Aqaba Container Terminal

The industrial sector, including mining and extraction, accounts for 20% of GDP, and a larger amount of exports. One of its greater success stories is the The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB).

Featured Interviews: Dr. Moayad Samman, Chairman of King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau and Managing Director of Mawared, Eng. Bassem Farradj, founder and CEO of ATG, Secretary General of Amman Chamber of Commerce and Promoter of Renewable Energy in Jordan, Ghassan Nuqul, Vice Chairman of Nuqul Group, Samir Haddad, CEO of Eagle Distilleries, Mazen Tantash, Chairman of Tantash Group, Bashir Abdel Hadi, CEO of JorAMco

2008-09 were difficult years for the real estate sector in the region, and Jordan was indirectly one of the countries hit with the global crisis. The total value of property deals in Jordan rose 18 percent in the first six months of 2010 compared to 2009.

Featured Interviews: Ziad Abu Jaber, Chairman of Talal Bay, Dr. Moayad Samman, Chairman of King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau and Managing Director of Mawared, Muna Batayneh, Executive Director of JK Holding, Halim Salfiti, Chairman of Al Tajamouat, Ali Kolaghassi, Vice Chairman & CEO of Saraya Holdings, Eng. Bisher Jardaneh, CEO of Arabtech Jardaneh and Chairman of InvestBank