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Media In / Agencies / Amman 9 May 2018
Twenty Jordanian industrial and service companies are currently participating in the Algiers International Fair, which will be held in Algiers.
The Jordanian companies participating in the exhibition are the plastic, food, cosmetics, engineering and metal industries as well as the health and tourism sectors.
The head of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Alain Al-Kabariti, said in a statement on Wednesday that Algeria is an important country for the Jordanian economy as a promising market and great, pointing to the existence of Jordanian investments there.
He stressed that the exhibition represents a gateway to the definition of Jordanian products and goods and the participation of the Kingdom to enhance its presence in the Algerian market, expressing his hope to reconsider the entry of Jordanian goods to Algeria without restrictions.
The Director of the Jordanian Wing and Sam Nsour said that the Jordanian participation was characterized by a remarkable presence of the sectors of health services and medical tourism, especially that the Kingdom is an important therapeutic destination for Algerian patients.
He pointed out that the volume of Jordanian exports to Algeria amounted to about 90 million dinars and there is a bilateral agreement signed with the Algerian government, which gives preference to the Jordanian product to enter the Algerian market, adding that the national products have a good reputation and quality and competitive price compared with other countries’ products.
The Jordanian-Jordanian business coordinator Khaled Al-Saoub said that the participation in the exhibition is important for the Jordanian industries and services because Algeria is one of the most promising and important markets, especially for the pharmaceutical industry.
He added that the Jordanian companies targeted the Algerian market since the eighties and began to export a lot of goods and products, including medicines, and these companies made investments in the pharmaceutical industry.
According to the difficulties, there are currently 4 Jordanian pharmaceutical factories in Algeria and branches of Arab banks and housing in addition to several companies medium and small in the fields of import and export services.
The exhibition, which was inaugurated by Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, will be attended by 700 companies from 20 countries representing the industrial, food, engineering, infrastructure, services, health and information technology sectors.
