RIYADH: Private sector cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Jordan is set to strengthen as more than 250 business leaders and officials convened in Amman for a business forum.
Organized by the Federation of Saudi Chambers and the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, the Saudi-Jordanian Business opened on Sept. 3 with the aim of developing a joint economic vision and unlocking new trade and investment opportunities, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Saudi delegation, led by Federation Chairman Hassan Al-Huwaizi, included prominent business figures, investors, and officials from the ministries of economy and planning, industry and mineral resources, investment, and the General Authority for Foreign Trade.
This comes as trade between the two countries continues to grow, with Jordanian exports to Saudi Arabia reaching 612 million Jordanian dinars ($863 million) in the first half of 2025, up from 513 million dinars a year earlier. Imports from the Kingdom also rose to 1.4 billion dinars, compared with 1.3 billion dinars in the same period of 2024.
Al-Huwaizi highlighted that the forum’s role in stimulating economic initiatives and creating new investment opportunities in the region, noting that this year’s edition aims to mark a qualitative shift in relations between the Saudi and Jordanian private sectors, the SPA report stated.
