SOARING COSTS IN JORDAN’S GARMENT SECTOR COULD DETER INVESTORS

JORDAN garment exporters maybe growing their export sales, but high costs and declining local purchases could weaken their ability to take advantage of robust growth in overseas demand, industry experts have told just-style. Jordan’s garments exports are expected to have generated receipts of USD1.8 billion in 2018, and their value is expected to grow by at least 8% in 2019, a source at the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation told the Jordan Times newspaper this week. The United States remains Jordan's biggest export market for garments thanks to a free ...


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