This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Jordan, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Jordan and IMF, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Jordan.
Office Activities
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April 11, 2023
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February 20, 2023
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February 18, 2023
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September 6, 2022
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Presentation by Rayah Al-Farah, Economist at IMF Resident Representative Office in Jordan, during a workshop with CSOs as part of the engagement process during the 4th review and Article IV consultation in-person mission. Despite relatively high education levels, female participation rate are low and unemployment high. Structural variables as well as regulations help explain the gap in participation rates between men and women in Jordan.
May 23, 2022
Jordan and the IMF
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June 30, 2023
Series:Country Report No. 2023/240
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IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility with Jordan
June 29, 2023
Jordan’s four-year extended arrangement, amounting to SDR 926.37 million (about US$1,235 million, equivalent to 270 percent of Jordan’s quota in the IMF), was approved by the IMF’s Board on March 25, 2020 and augmented on June 30, 2021, to SDR 1070.47 million (about $1,430 million, equivalent to 312 percent of Jordan’s quota in the IMF). On June 30, 2022, the arrangement was once again augmented, to SDR 1,145.954 million (about $1,530 million, equivalent to 334 percent of Jordan’s quota in the IMF) (see Press Release No. 22/245).
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May 17, 2023
“We are pleased to announce that the IMF team and the Jordanian authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review of the authorities’ economic reform program supported by the EFF arrangement. The completion of this review will bring the total IMF disbursements since the start of the program in 2020 to SDR 1300 million (around US$1750 million). This agreement is subject to approval by the IMF’s management and the Executive Board.
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Jordan: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Financial System Stability Assessment
April 21, 2023
Series:Country Report No. 2023/140
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Jordan — Financial Sector Assessment Program and Financial System Stability Assessment
April 20, 2023
Jordan’s financial sector, dominated by banks, has withstood several large external shocks (Global Financial Crisis, Arab Spring, war in Syria and influx of refugees, and COVID-19) since the latest FSAP that was conducted in 2008-09 in part thanks to measures implemented by the authorities to enhance the system’s resilience and oversight. At the current juncture, global growth headwinds, high energy and food prices, and higher interest rates are putting pressure on corporate and household sector balance sheets.