Khaberni - Khalil Al-Hajj Tawfiq, the president of the Jordan and Amman Chambers of Commerce, discussed with the Jordanian Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Rolan Samara, at the headquarters of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, a new framework for economic and trade cooperation between Jordan and Kenya, based on identifying the strengths and competitive advantages of both sides, and exploring mechanisms to utilize them in building more effective and sustainable partnerships within a new vision and action plan for dealing with African markets starting from 2026.
The meeting, which was attended by Nabil Al-Khatib, the first vice-president of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, addressed the transition from general proposals to practical, phased steps, beginning with holding a remote meeting involving the Jordanian embassy in Nairobi and the Amman Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the upcoming implementation steps and establish a clear action plan to follow up on the outcomes of the meeting.
According to a statement issued by the chamber today, Wednesday, it was agreed to hold a virtual meeting between the Jordan Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Kenya Chambers of Commerce, to discuss signing a cooperation agreement that includes the establishment of a joint Jordanian-Kenyan Business Council, along with a virtual meeting between the Amman Chamber of Commerce and its counterpart in Nairobi, in preparation for signing a memorandum of understanding between the two sides.
Al-Hajj Tawfiq confirmed that these steps aim to provide a permanent institutional framework for cooperation, which includes organizing reciprocal visits for businessmen and trade delegations, holding specialized economic forums, establishing joint exhibitions, in addition to organizing exploratory trade missions to markets, which contributes to converting available opportunities into tangible projects and investments that serve the interests of the private sector in both countries.
He pointed out that the economic relations file with Africa in general and Kenya in particular will be given priority next year, expanding the horizons of economic cooperation and increasing the volume of trade exchange between Jordan and Kenya, and addressing the challenges that hinder trade movement, stressing the importance of benefiting from Kenya's strategic location as a gateway to East African markets, in light of promising investment opportunities in agriculture, food industries, renewable energy, technology, and logistics services, in addition to the importance of promoting the investment environment in the kingdom and exchanging updated market information and encouraging the establishment of joint investment projects.
For her part, Ambassador Samara praised the role of the chambers of commerce in supporting economic relations and building communication bridges between the business communities in the two countries, confirming that the embassy will activate economic diplomacy through facilitating business meetings, providing economic and investment information, and enhancing networking between Jordanian and Kenyan businessmen.
Samara emphasized the importance of having a commercial attaché in the embassy due to its effective role in enhancing direct communication with the private sector, facilitating the follow-up of trade and investment files, and contributing to elevating the level of economic cooperation between the two countries.
In turn, Nabil Al-Khatib, the first vice-president of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, stressed that religious and medical tourism are among the vital sectors supporting the national economy, given Jordan's distinctive capabilities and standing in this field, calling for enhancing direct air connectivity between Jordan and Kenya due to its pivotal role in stimulating tourism movement, facilitating the travel of visitors and businessmen, and supporting the growth of trade exchange between the two countries.
It is noted that the volume of trade exchange between Jordan and Kenya reached about 32 million Jordanian dinars during the first nine months of 2025.
