On January 13-14, AmCham Egypt, the Permanent Secretariat of the AmCham MENA Regional Council, hosted the Council’s Annual Conference on “MENA Regional Development Opportunities: U.S. and Multilateral Support Programs” .. read more

AmCham Jordan hosted a meeting with the leaders of Jordan’s tourism industry to discuss sector specific challenges and solutions. Mr. Jack Rabah, AmCham Jordan’s business development manager, led the discussion on how AmCham could better help them overcome the challenges facing the industry today. The discussion began with an overview of the Jordanian tourism sector, which has seen recent growth but is still suffering significantly from regional instability. Tourism currently accounts for 15 pe .. read more

AmCham Jordan and event sponsor Capital Bank were pleased to host a presentation on doing business in Iraq by H.E. Mr. Bassem Khalil Al-Salem, chairman of Capital Bank. Titled “Iraq: A Huge Opportunity for Jordanian Businesses,” H.E. Mr. Al-Salem led an informative seminar on the potential of the Iraqi market, followed by a Q&A session with attendees. .. read more

AmCham in collaboration with Khleif & Co., an independent member firm of Moore Stephens International, hosted a presentation by Samer Daher of Miller Hiemen at the Marriott Hotel on July 10. The topic of the lunch presentation was best business practice in sales management, with the goal of increasing the efficiency of sales training, which in turn will increase success and profits. At the core of Mr. Daher’s philosophy is the idea that training is useless unless it is systematically implement .. read more

From June 19 to 21, 2012, AmCham Jordan participated in Regional Business Initiative (RBI) Business-to-Business (B2B) Event 3: Expanding Trade and Economic Cooperation among Jordan, Iraq, and West Bank in Erbil, Iraq. The event was sponsored by the Federation of Iraqi Private Banks, the Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and USAID missions to Jordan, Iraq, and the West Bank/Gaza, in association with AmCham Jordan, int@j, the Palestinian Information Technology Association of .. read more

AmCham Jordan welcomed Vice President of MENA Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Lionel C. Johnson at a reception at Le Meridien Hotel in Amman. Close to 50 guests attended the event, including HE U.S. Ambassador Stuart Jones. AmCham Board Chairman Mohammad Bataineh opened the evening with a speech on several upcoming AmCham events and projects. Mr. Bataineh addressed The Regional Business Initiative, and event that will gather businesses and government officials from Jordan, Iraq and .. read more

On the evening of November 12th, AmCham Jordan hosted a discussion at the King Hussein Club titled “Current Issues and Trends Impacting Women in the Workplace and Boardroom.” This event was led by CEO and Founder of Strategic 50 Donna Redel. Ms. Redel is also a former managing director at the World Economic Forum, as well as a world-renowned advocate for women’s equality in the workplace. The event was moderated by Doha Abdelkhaleq, AmCham Board Member and Executive Director at Eskadenia Software. .. read more