Qualifying Industrial Zones in Jordan
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See also: Qualifying Industrial Zone
and Economy of Jordan
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Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) are business parks that are recognised as free trade zone
s in collaboration with Israel
and the United States
. Jordan
is one of two countries to have this arrangement, the other one being Egypt
.
In Jordan, the Qualifying Industrial Zones are:
Qualifying Industrial Zone
Qualifying Industrial Zones are industrial parks that house manufacturing operations in Jordan and Egypt. They are a special free trade zones established in collaboration with Israel to take advantage of the free trade agreements between the United States and Israel...
and Economy of Jordan
Economy of Jordan
The economy of Jordan is robust and growing. Its GDP per capita soared by 351% in the 1970s, and after only a slight decline of 30% in the 1980s, grew once again by 36% in the 1990s. Jordan is classified as an emerging market...
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Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) are business parks that are recognised as free trade zone
Free trade zone
A free trade zone or export processing zone , also called foreign-trade zone, formerly free port is an area within which goods may be landed, handled, manufactured or reconfigured, and reexported without the intervention of the customs authorities...
s in collaboration with Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
is one of two countries to have this arrangement, the other one being Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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In Jordan, the Qualifying Industrial Zones are:
- Al-Hassan Industrial Estate
- Al-Hussein Ibn Abdullah II Industrial Estate
- Jordan Industrial Estate Corporation
- Jordan Cyber City
- Al-Tajamouat Industrial Estate
- Gateway QIZ
- Aqaba Industrial Estate
- Ad-Dulayl Industrial Park
- El-Zai Ready-wear Manufacturing Company