Middle East Politics.Net » Trade http://middleeastpolitics.net Facts, News, Trends, Analysis Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 China to Invest in Jordan http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/12/06/china-to-invest-in-jordan/ http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/12/06/china-to-invest-in-jordan/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:57:28 +0000 mmunguia http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=3788 Five Chinese enterprises that are currently participating in the 5th China Products Fair in Jordan have expressed interest in investing in product in the country. The economic and commercial counselor at China’s embassy in Jordan, Ma Jianchun, has says that Jordan is included in their plan to reach out to other strategic markets around the world.

Through their new markets, the Chinese want to prove that their products are of no lesser value than American products, simply because they are cheaper. It all has to do with competitveness.

There are 150 Chinese firms currently in Jordan participating in the in this year’s fair, which began on Tuesday. This is a 60 participant increase from last year.

Mayra Munguia


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Following up on our recent posting re: The China Railway Construction Corporation which has begun a $1.7 billion, or 2.2 billion dinars, railroad project in Libya, there are other international companies involved. One is an unnamed Russian company.

Lately, China “has been aggressively seeking trade and investment ties with a number of African countries in an effort to tap into energy and natural resources to help feed its booming economy.”

The ties between Libya and China has formed to be the biggest trading partnership in Africa, amounting to more than $2.0 billion in trade last year.

Sarah Dada

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Libya, Sudan, and Egypt are also part of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).

Comesa is joining with the East African Community (EAC) and the South African Development Community (SADC) to orchestrate the free trade area.

The zone is a result of yesterday’s meeting between African leaders in Uganda.  The countries have also decided to collaborate on issues such as “energy and infrastructure projects.”

Sarah Dada

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