Aqaba today offers state of
the art ports facilities, an international airport, and excellent road network
connecting Jordan with 5 neighboring countries within a reasonable time-frame. ADC looks forward to
attracting value added industries in different sectors with Key attributes to
Aqaba’s competitiveness in the industrial sector being:
- Aqaba’s Wide-ranging logistics capabilities and multi- modal transport network
- Jordan’s skilled labor force
- ASEZA’s simplifies labor and residency procedures
- ADC’s ability to form PPPs in addition to having flexible contractual frameworks.
- Availability of different energy resources including natural gas in the near future
- Relaxed rules of origin
- Strategic location for manufacturers looking towards exporting to USA, CANADA , EU, Africa, Asia and Arab countries.
- Preferential access, for products of Jordanian origin, to members of the World Trade Organization and Arab countries.
- Quota-free access to the U.S. market through the Free Trade Agreement and to the European Union through the Euro-Jordanian Association Agreement.
- Availability of land in different locations.
Availability of world
class industrial estates namely Aqaba International Industrial Estate (AIIE)
and National Real Estate Company both representing successful public private
partnership models.