King Hussein of Jordan, the region's longest-serving leader, died on Sunday, 7 February 1999. Although it came as no surprise, that did not lessen the grief by Jordanians. Indeed, this event in the contemporary history of Jordan is important for its emotional, political and economic...

Realizing the benefits of stock markets in real economies, the Jordanian stock exchange (Amman Securities Market, ASM) was established in 1978. After more than two decades, the manual trading system of the market was replaced by a computerized trading mechanism on 16 June 2000. The primary...

The Jordanian economy has a serious external debt problem. Based on several indicators, it can be argued that foreign debt has reached an excessive level and has become an impediment to economic growth. This paper examines the impact of external debt on the performance of the Jordanian economy...