VOL. XXXIX

No. 16

15-January-1996

JORDAN

New Governor For Jordanian Central Bank

At the same time as the budget debate was taking place, the long-serving Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Dr. Muhammad Sa'id al-Nabulsi, announced his resignation. Dr. Nabulsi appears to have been side-lined by the powers that be in recent months and is reportedly dissatisfied with moves to subject the bank to the Government Bureau of Audit. His successor, Dr. Ziyad Fariz, a former Minister of...