VOL. XXXIX

No. 55

14-October-1996

JORDAN

Jordan To Privatize Phosphate Rail Link

Jordan is planning to privatize the railway ferrying phosphates from its southern mines to the Red Sea port city of 'Aqaba. The Jordanian Transport Minister, Mr. Nasir al-Lawzi, told Reuters that the Jordanian Government has issued invitations to six international consultants to prepare detailed proposals for the privatization, which has been prompted by the growing demand for phosphate exports and lack of...