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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said that Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, is strong with its institutions, army and security agencies.

During a meeting at the Prime Ministry on Thursday with a group of investors from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Ensour pointed to the security and stability that prevail in the Kingdom despite the conflicts in region, as well as educational and scientific development in the kingdom.

He also pointed to the qualified and trained human resources that are capable of dealing with the future in a professional manner, noting that "this reflected positively on all national sectors and is felt by visitors to the Kingdom".

"The Jordanian Dinar is stable as it is pegged to the US Dollar" Ensour said, noting that Jordan does not impose restrictions on the movements of investors' capital and that the government approved a number of economic and financial legislation that serve investors.

"The only problem facing investments is bureaucracy," he added, pointing to efforts being made to overcome this challenge.

The prime minister urged Gulf investors to increase their investments in the Kingdom and pledged that the government will spare no efforts to provide all facilities to investors in the Kingdom.

Head of the Saudi delegation Prince Ahmad Bin Bandar Al Sudeiri praised Jordan's attractive investment climate, pointing to investment projects that could be implemented by both sides.

During the meeting, the ministers of tourism, energy and industry and trade as well as the director of the Jordan Investment Board reviewed investment opportunities in the Kingdom.