Jordan Telecom sees profits down 5.6% Jordan Telecom Group (JTG) has said its 2011 net profit has decline 5.6% to JD89.8m from JD95.1m a year ago, due to lower operating income and to a decrease in interest rates on bank deposits, ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:41:43 -0500 Jordan central bank to raise interest rates The Jordanian central bank has decided to raise its key interest rate by 50 basis points as of yesterday, Jordan Times has reported. Under the decision, the deposit window interest will rise to ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:52:18 -0500 Jordan bank sees profits up 13% to JD100m Jordanian lender, Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) has announced its 2011 full-year net profit before tax and after provisions rose 16.6% to JD135.7m, compared with JD116.4m posted in 2010. ...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:52:15 -0500 Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and ...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:03 -0500 FM, U.N. chief discuss Mideast Amman, Jan. 31 (Petra) -- Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday held talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on efforts to push forward the peace process and latest developments in the ...