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Jordan To Implement Austerity Measures Shortly

The Jordanian government plans to adopt a number of austerity measures aimed at plugging the widening budget deficit, Jordan’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Fayiz Tarawnah told a group of newspaper editors in 'Amman on 12 May. Mr Tarawnah said that the package, which he expects to implement before he presents his policy statement to parliament soon, will consist of a reduction of subsidies on...