The Jordan Competitiveness and Investment project supports Jordanian institutions in strengthening investment policy, promotion, and services over 3 years starting in 2014. The project has 3 components: supporting improved investment rules and regulations; strengthening investment facilitation and investor protection capacities; and coordinating reform implementation. Key results will include adopting a strategic investment plan, endorsing an action plan to improve investor services, and establishing a public-private dialogue group on competitiveness and investment issues.

1. Jordan Competitiveness
and Investment project

2. Objective of the Project
• The Jordan Competitiveness and Investment project
supports the Government of Jordan in strengthening
the reform implementation capacity of selected
institutions responsible for investment policy, promotion
and services.
• Key results indicators include:
Adoption of a strategic plan
to implement a new
investment framework;
Endorsement of the Action
Plan to improve services to
investors;
Participation of officials in
training and workshops on
drafting bylaws and promoting
investment services; and
Regular meetings of a
Public Private Dialogue group
on Competitiveness and
Investment Issues.

3. Characteristics of the Project
• Duration: 3 years, starting from 1st August 2014
• Components: the project consists of 3 components
1. Support to strengthen the investment rules and
regulations
2. Support to strengthen the investment facilitation
provisions and capacities
3. Reform implementation support and coordination
201620152014

4. Component 1
Component 1 supports the implementation of improved
investment rules and regulations, both for domestic and foreign
investors, at the national level and in the selected pilot sector of
RE/EE.
 Activity 1.1: Analysis of and advice on the legal investment framework
of Jordan (OECD)
 Activity 1.2: Investor Protection and Restrictions Analysis (OECD)
 Activity 1.3: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Incentives Regime (WBG)
 Activity 1.4: Assessment of policy and legal barriers to the Renewable
Energy/Energy Efficiency sector (OECD)
Support to strengthen the investment rules and regulations

5. Component 2
Component 2 focuses on strengthening the capacity to provide
investment facilitation, investor protection, tracking and
aftercare services building on experiences from the region and
other countries.
 Activity 2.1: Simplification of the investor entry (WBG)
 Activity 2.2: Strengthened services to investors (WBG)
 Activity 2.3: Building the RE/EE promotion capacities (WBG)
Strengthen the investment facilitation provisions and capacities

6. Component 3
WBG/OECD Reform Implementation Support
Project Steering Group
Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) mechanism for project
implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
Reform implementation support and coordination

7. For more information please contact
francois.helene@oecd.org