World BankInternational Finance CorporationMultilateral Investment Guarantee Agency2016-07-132016-07-132016-06-15https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24679The Government of Jordan, the World Bank Group (WBG), and the international community are working towards a paradigm shift in their collective response to the refugee crisis - a holistic approach which stresses the continuum between the humanitarian response and the country’s development agenda. In parallel, Jordan’s implicit social contract by which the state provided citizens with jobs and heavily subsidized public services is evolving. strategic engagement, the WBG will adopt a two-pronged approach aimed at simultaneously addressing Jordan’s immediate needs in view of the fluid and worsening regional situation while keeping a medium and long-term development commitment built on reforming the economy to create the right environment for inclusive, job-creating growth. The first pillar of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) aims to foster the conditions for stronger private-sector-led growth and better employment opportunities for all.The second pillar of the CPF aims to improve the quality and equity of service delivery, including through private sector solutions.The CPF will implement the new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Strategy at the country level.The CPF aligns with the Government’s vision Jordan 2025, the Executive Development Plan 2016-2018 (EDP), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The CPF’s principles of engagement will be selectivity, flexibility, adaptability and partnership. The outlook for 2016 forecasts growth at three percent on account of a growing mining and quarrying sector, some energy investments, and base effect of the tourism and construction sectors, although some downside risks have begun to materialize in early 2016.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTARIFFSADVISORY SERVICESMONETARY POLICYFINANCIAL SERVICESUNEMPLOYMENT RATESGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESCAPITAL FUNDSECONOMIC GROWTHRENEWABLE RESOURCESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEFACILITATIONDEPOSITSPEOPLEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONWASTE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSFINANCINGDIRECT FINANCINGMINIMUM WAGEDISPOSABLE INCOMEREFRIGERATIONPUBLIC INVESTMENTSGUARANTEESEXPECTATIONSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESINSURANCE SERVICESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSLABOR FORCEENTREPRENEURSINEQUALITIESPOLITICAL ECONOMYEXCLUSIONREVENUESFISCAL POLICYCOST OF SUBSIDIESINCENTIVESSUBSIDIZATIONLOANCROSS SUBSIDIZATIONEQUILIBRIUMBORROWERSSUBSIDYLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONCORRUPTIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTBANKRUPTCYINTERNATIONAL BANKCREDITORAUDITSFINANCING FACILITYMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSECONOMIC ACTIVITYFINANCIAL TRANSFERSINTERNATIONAL FINANCELABOR MARKETOIL PRICESSAVINGSFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCESTART-UPFINANCIAL NEEDSOILACCESS TO SERVICEPOPULATION GROWTHUNIONCURRENT ACCOUNTFINANCESOPTIONSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSDEBTCAPITAL MARKETPRIVATE INVESTMENTRECEIPTSFINANCING NEEDSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSEDUCATION SYSTEMSOCIAL SECURITYVENTURE CAPITALAQUIFERSLOANSENTERPRISESNATURAL RESOURCESMICROFINANCE LENDINGUNEQUAL ACCESSPRIVATE EQUITYSUBSIDIESREAL ESTATECHILD CAREFINANCEEFFICIENCYSMALL ENTERPRISEPUBLIC INVESTMENTLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE OF WOMENBROAD ACCESSTAXESACCESS TO INFORMATIONBANKSEFFECTIVE USEFISCAL DEFICITEXPENDITURERESOURCESBANK BORROWERSUNEMPLOYMENTGRANTEQUITYHUMAN CAPITALLOAN GUARANTEECAPITALWAGESDISTORTED INCENTIVESCLIMATE CHANGEVALUESELECTRICITY DEMANDCOMPLIANCE COSTSEDUCATION LEVELSACCESS TO FINANCEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC VALUEDEVELOPMENT BANKSGENDERBANKCREDITDIVISION OF LABORDEMANDEQUITY INVESTMENTSMINESINVESTMENT BANKSUSTAINABLE GROWTHHOUSEHOLDPRIVATE SECTOR FINANCINGELECTRICITY GENERATIONEXPENDITURESENTERPRISEREFUGEEDECISION MAKINGJOB CREATIONTRADE FACILITATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYREFUGEESENVIRONMENTDIVERSIFICATIONAFFORDABLE HOUSINGENERGY EFFICIENCYACCESS TO CREDITMICROFINANCEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTRADEECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESLANDSECURITYBANK LOANSINVESTMENTVENTURE CAPITAL FUNDSEXTREME POVERTYCOMMERCIAL BANKSHOUSEHOLDSGENDER ASSESSMENTCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGEACCESS TO SERVICESCOLLATERALFINANCIAL MARKETSTARIFFFINANCIAL CAPACITYCOOPERATIONFEMALE CLIENTSPRIVATE INVESTMENTSEARNINGSHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTRETURN ON INVESTMENTINVESTMENTSBORROWINGLIVING CONDITIONSEXTERNAL FINANCINGGUARANTEE AGENCYFEESWOMENREMITTANCESENVIRONMENTALLABOR MARKETSPUBLIC GOODPRICESGUARANTEEDEVELOPMENT BANKRISK MITIGATIONSTART-UPSINEQUALITYTRANSACTIONS COSTPUBLIC GOODSReportWorld Bank10.1596/24679