AMMAN — The value of remittances from Jordanian workers in Qatar amounted to about $250 million (JD177.2 million) during the first half of this year.

 

According to officials in money transfer companies in the Qatari market, remittances recorded an increase of 6.8 per cent, compared with about $233 million (JD165.1 million) during the corresponding period of the year 2023, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

 

The officials said that remittances from Jordanian workers in Qatar have recorded "continuous" growth since the beginning of this year, which has extended over the past few years.

 

A total of about 75,000 Jordanian workers are now recruited in Qatar, compared with about 60,000 a few years ago, according to official data.

 

Several years ago, Qatar pledged to provide 20,000 job opportunities for Jordanian youth in the Qatari labour market, half of which were recruited by the end of the year 2022, by providing about 10,000 jobs within the first phase, while efforts are currently underway to complete the second stage.