India and Jordan agree 8-point vision to lift bilateral trade to USD 5 billion in five years

Key facts

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed doubling India–Jordan bilateral trade to USD 5 billion over the next five years.
• Modi and King Abdullah II addressed the India–Jordan Business Forum in Amman, urging industry to convert potential into growth.
• King Abdullah II said Jordan’s free trade agreements and India’s economic strength can create an economic corridor linking South Asia and West Asia.
• Modi invited Jordanian companies to partner in India’s digital public infrastructure, IT, fintech, health-tech and agri-tech sectors.
• India and Jordan will collaborate on renewable energy, green financing, desalination and water recycling.
• Ficci and the Jordan Chamber of Commerce have an MoU to promote trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.