On Wednesday 28 March, European Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn launched the EU's external investment plan (EIP) in Amman. This is expected to help the EU's neighbouring countries, including Jordan, attract investment. Foreign direct investment in Jordan fell from 2 billion Jordanian dinar in 2008, in other words before the war in Syria, to 1.1 billion in 2016.
"Around €44 billion should be mobilised as part of the EIP from 2017 to 2020 for Africa and the EU...