RP exploring trade opportunities in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan – Filipino embassy and labor officials in Jordan are exploring business opportunities for Philippine-made shoes, bags and even joint ventures in land development to some six million Jordanians to soften up the country’s image as merely a top supplier of housemaids.

Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Julius Torres said they are now conducting bilateral and trade negotiations with the Jordanian government on which products could be sold to the Kingdom and vice-versa. "It’s in the exploration stage," Torres said.

He said the Philippines could also tap Jordan as a source of cheaper alternative medicines. He said initial information obtained showed that Jordanian alternative medicines are of higher quality that those from India but they will look into the matter further.

Torres said the embassy is also linking up with wealthy Jordanians for possible joint ventures in the property development sector in the Philippines. He said some rich Jordanians could also serve as property brokers for their friends in some oil-rich Gulf states. – Dennis Gadil