{"version":"1","article":{"id":"jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","slug":"jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=en","title":"Jordan development-zone investment rises 18.8% to JD6.9bn","summary":"The ministry reported 327 projects receiving incentives and new zone projects worth JD402m in expected investment.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Petra, citing Ministry of Investment","url":"https://petra.gov.jo/index.php/en/news/development-zone-investments-rise-188-to-jd69-billion-in-first-half","publishedAt":"2026-09-15","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-development-zone-investments-first-half-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Jordan’s Ministry of Investment said total investment in development zones rose 18.79% to nearly JD6.9 billion in the first half of 2026, from about JD5.819 billion a year earlier. Petra reported that 327 new, expanding or developing projects received incentives and exemptions, with about JD711.2 million in expected investment.","Newly registered zone projects increased to 46 from 27 and carried expected investment of JD402 million. The ministry said the projects could create 1,841 jobs once operating. These are announced expectations; the report does not say all capital or jobs have already materialized."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The ministry reported 327 projects receiving incentives and new zone projects worth JD402m in expected investment.\n\nJordan’s Ministry of Investment said total investment in development zones rose 18.79% to nearly JD6.9 billion in the first half of 2026, from about JD5.819 billion a year earlier. Petra reported that 327 new, expanding or developing projects received incentives and exemptions, with about JD711.2 million in expected investment.\n\nNewly registered zone projects increased to 46 from 27 and carried expected investment of JD402 million. The ministry said the projects could create 1,841 jobs once operating. These are announced expectations; the report does not say all capital or jobs have already materialized.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}