Jordan Country Profile
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Relevant Organisations
Arabian Alliance for Combating Corruption (AACC)
The AACC is headed by the Yemenite Human Rights Information and Training Center (in Arabic), which can be contacted through its website.
Alliance of CSOs dedicated to fight corruption. It comprises several Arab countries, including Jordan.
Amman Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 287 Amman 11118 Tel: +962 6 566 6151/6152/6153/6154 Fax: +962 6 566 6155 E-mail: info@ammanchamber.org.jo
Business association representing the private sector in Jordan with 31,000 registered members.
General Intelligence Department (GID)
Intelligence and security agency of the government. One of Jordan's main anti-corruption units is placed in the GID.
Jordan Investment Board
91 Mousa Bin Nussair Street 5th Circle, Wadi Saqra Intersection P.O. Box 2019 Amman 11181 Tel: 962 6 560 8400 Fax: +962 6 560 8416 E-mail: info@jib.com.jo
Jordan Investment Board is a governmental body established with the aim of facilitating the procedures for foreign investors face in Jordan. It hosts a one-stop shop.
Partner Embassies
Embassy of Denmark
(Jordan is covered by the Danish Embassy in Syria)
No.6., Fatmeh Idriss Lane, Al-Ghazzawi St., Western Villas, Mezze P.O.Box 2244, Damascus Syria Tel: (+963-11) 61909000 Fax: (+963-11) 61909033 E-mail: walid.kawar@kawar.com
Embassy.
Embassy of the Netherlands
Abubakr Al Sarag Street no. 3, Abdoun Al Shamali Amman Tel: +962 6 590 2200 Fax: +962 6 593 0161 E-mail: amm-info@minbuza.nl
Embassy.
Embassy of Norway
25 Damascus Street Abdoun P.O. Box 830510 Amman 11183 Tel: +962 6 593 1646 Fax: +962 6 593 1650 E-mail: emb.amman@mfa.no
Embassy.
Embassy of Sweden
20 Abdul Majeed Al-Adwan Street Abdoun P.O. Box 830536 Amman Tel: +962 6 590 1300 Fax: +962 6 593 0179 E-mail: ambassaden.amman@foreign.ministry.se
Embassy.
British Embassy
Abdoun P.O. Box 87 Amman 11118 Tel: +962 6 590 9200 Fax: +962 6 590 9279
Embassy.
Embassy of Austria
Mithqal Al-Fayez Street 36 Jabal Amman P.O. Box 830795 Amman 11183 Tel: +962 6 460 1101/1103 Fax: +962 6 461 2725 E-mail: amman-ob@bmeia.gv.at
Embassy.