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World Politics Review: Is Jordan on the Verge of an Economic Reckoning?

  • tejusparikh
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 10, 2020


At an investment conference in London on the last day of February, Jordan got what appeared to be a much-needed financial boost, with promises of assistance and loans totaling $2 billion. But for a nation whose economic challenges are likely to only intensify, with debt amounting to around 95 percent of its gross domestic product, the pledges were really just a drop in the bucket.

(Amman, Jordan, Photo Credit: Tej Parikh)

 
 
 

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