Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 48

29-Nov-2010

JORDAN

New Jordanian Government To Pursue More Reforms

A new Jordanian government was sworn in on 24 November, headed by the outgoing Prime Minister Samir al-Rifa'i who was first appointed to the post in December 2009 (MEES, 21/28 December 2009). Together with Mr Rifa'i, 19 ministers from the outgoing government kept their portfolios and 11 new ministers joined the cabinet. King 'Abd Allah of Jordan has reportedly decided to keep his...