VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

JORDAN/PALESTINE

REGIONAL BANKING

Jordanian Government Overrides Central Bank Move To Freeze Hamas Accounts

Bowing to public pressure, the Jordanian Government has overridden a decision by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) to freeze the bank accounts of some Hamas leaders and a number of other organizations. The decision had banned banks dealing with six top officials from Palestinian group Hamas and a number of Palestinian organizations abroad. The US, which had...