Introduction
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Jordan
Chamber of
Commerce
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formerly
known
as
Federation
of
Jordanian
Chambers
of
Commerce
(FJCC)"
was
established
and
commenced
its
operations,
on
December
19,
1955,
in
accordance
with
the
(Jordanian
Chambers
of
Commerce
and
Industry
Law
No.
41
of
1949).
JCC’s
primary
responsibility
is
to
cooperate,
through
dialogue,
with
the
country
various
private
and
public
sector
bodies
and
plays
an
advisory
role
vis-à-vis
government
and
parliament.
The
principle
activities
of
JCC
include
representing
the
general
interest
of
the
business
community,
providing
information
and
advice
to
members,
promoting
economic
development,
providing
market
information
and
economic
statistics,
encouraging
foreign
investment,
and
facilitating
international
trade.
On
12th
June
2003,
a
Provisional
Law,
No.
70
of
2003
was
enacted
under
the
name
of
(Chambers
of
Commerce),
in
which
Jordan
Chamber
of
Commerce
was
established
to
take
over
the
role
of
the
former
(Federation
of
Jordanian
Chambers
of
Commerce),
noting
that
mandatory
membership
is
applied
to
all
chambers
including
JCC. |
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Jordanian
Chambers of
Commerce
Chamber |
Chamber Year of Establishment |
1923 |
Amman Chamber of Commerce |
1958 |
Zarqa Chamber of Commerce |
1950 |
irbid Chamber of Commerce |
1972 |
AL Mafraq Chamber of Commerce |
1971 |
Maan Chamber of Commerce |
1965 |
Aqaba Chamber of Commerce |
1969 |
Al Ramtha Chamber of Commerce |
1933 |
Al Karak Chamber of Commerce |
1963 |
Al Tafeila Chamber of Commerce |
1969 |
Madaba Chamber of Commerce |
1983 |
Al Salt Chamber of Commerce |
1987 |
Al Mazar Chamber of Commerce |
1995 |
Al Shouneh Al Janoubieh Chamber of Commerce |
1976 |
Jarash Chamber of Commerce |
1997 |
Al Russeifeh Chamber of Commerce |
2009 |
Ajloun Chamber of Commerce |
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Objectives
Jordan Chamber of
Commerce Objectives:
Participate
with the
public
bodies in
drawing up
policies
related to
trade and
service
sectors
including
strategies
and plans
needed to be
implemented.
Participate
in the
efforts of
promoting
development
and
promotion of
trade and
service
sectors
including
small and
medium sized
enterprises.
Promote
cooperation
between the
Chambers of
Commerce on
the one
hand, and
the Arab and
foreign
Chambers of
Commerce, on
the other
hand.
Consolidate
and
coordinate
the
capabilities
of the local
Chambers of
Commerce.
Participate
along with
relevant
authorities
in
organizing
economic and
commercial
conferences
at local,
arabic and
international
levels.
Conduct,
publish, and
update
economic
studies and
research in
relation to
trade and
services.
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Mission
JCC
is a non-profit private
national Chamber
representative of local
Chambers of Commerce
that serves its
interests in all
economic, commercial,
and service sectors.
It provides the umbrella
for 16 Chambers of
Commerce located in the
major cities and
districts of the
Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan.
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