Ammon News - The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, is visiting Jordan to meet senior government officials and clients from the public and private sectors.

President Renaud-Basso plans to meet the Jordanian Prime Minister, Jafar Hassan, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and Jordan’s EBRD Governor, Zeina Toukan, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Adel Sharkas.

She will also hold roundtable discussions with representatives of the business community, local partner banks, the international community and donors, including the European Union.

Ahead of her visit, President Renaud-Basso said: “I am delighted to be visiting Jordan where the EBRD remains committed to supporting private-sector development and fostering economic growth through investments and policy support. By working closely with local authorities, donors and businesses, we continue to deliver tangible impact, improving lives and strengthening economic stability.”

The President will be joined by an EBRD senior delegation.

Since it began operating in Jordan in 2012, the EBRD has provided more than €2.2 billion of financing through 82 projects, supporting the energy sector, critical infrastructure, the banking sector and companies of all sizes, with 73 per cent of those funds going to the private sector. The Bank has also mobilised close to €110 million of funding from other parties in 2025.