OPAZ delegation visits Jordan

H.E. Eng. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb, Deputy Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, and accompanying delegation; Yaqoub bin Badr Al-Ruqayshi, Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Hilal bin Mubarak Al-Rashidi from OPAZ Investment Development Sector, met during their visit to Jordan with His Excellency Nayef Hamidi Al-Fayez, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority. This visit comes within the program of the visit of His Excellency Qais bin Mohammed al-Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In addition to discussing investment and commercial matters, the meeting covered environmental activities, port systems, logistics, renewable energy projects, and green industries. It also covered topics of economic and investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries. 

In his explanation, H.E. Al Dheeb also talked over the volume of investments in industrial cities, free zones, and special economic zones, as well as the area allotted to artificial intelligence and renewable energy sectors in SEZAD. In addition, he examined initiatives related to modern industries, mining, gypsum, pharmaceutical, medical, and petrochemical sectors, as well as projects involving the generation of green hydrogen and its derivatives in collaboration with global multinational corporations.

A presentation on Al Rawdha SEZ, Wilayat Mahdah, in the governorate of Al Buraimi, and the growth of the integrated economic zone on the Saudi Arabian border—which was created with the intention of integrating the industrial and logistical movement—were also included in the agenda. The two zones feature land ports that will make it easier for goods to be moved between different countries. These zones will be integrated with the existing free zones in Salalah, Sohar, Mazyouna, Muscat International Airport, Duqm Port, and the adjacent port of Salalah and Sohar for the project of linking a railway with the Arab Gulf countries.

The Aqaba Development Corporation, the Aqaba Authority's investment branch, Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and Management, the Ayla project, and tourism initiatives on the southern shore were among the facilities and operating companies that were visited, along with a number of industrial projects and cities in the Aqaba region.