AMMAN — Chairman of the Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) Ayman Alawneh met with Ministerial Advisor for Trade and Economic Affairs at the Romanian embassy in Jordan Ovidiu Costea over prospects for Jordanian, Romanian economic cooperation and the role of private sector institutions in this regard.

 

Alawneh called for increasing the volume of trade exchange, stressing the need to develop mechanisms for cooperation and enhance communication channels between representatives of the two countries' private sector, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

 

Alawneh also highlighted the importance of organising joint business forums and specialised trade exhibitions to showcase products and investment opportunities in economic sectors, mainly food industries, pharmaceuticals, and engineering industries, as well as "promising" sectors such as agricultural technology, logistics and renewable energy.

 

He pointed out that the Jordanian market constitutes a "strategic" gateway to accessing regional markets, reiterating the association's readiness to provide the necessary information and support to Romanian companies wishing to invest or establish partnerships with Jordanian counterparts.

 

Alawneh called for facilitating the exchange of economic delegations and activating existing agreements to help remove any obstacles that might face the two sides' businesspeople.

 

Costea voiced his country's interest in expanding the presence of Romanian companies in the Jordanian market and enhancing the volume of trade, stressing the embassy's readiness to provide all forms of support to boost cooperation.

 

The Kingdom's main imports from the Romanian market are grains, live animals, cocoa, cereal preparations, flour and starch.