(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman Dec. 30 (Petra) -- Jordan's economy has maintained its stability in 2015 despite challenges arising from regional turmoil which affected the region's economies according to the Amman Chamber of Commerce Chairman Issa Haidar Murad.
He told Jordan New Agency (Petra) that the region's economies entered a state of recession as oil prices continue to slide.
The national exports are witnessing "exceptionally difficult circumstances" due to political and security unrest in neighboring countries prompting a complete closure of Jordan's borders with Iraq an Syria Murad noted.
According to figures issues by the chamber the national exports during the January-September period stood at JD3.6 billion while imports amounted to JD10.5 billion of imports.
Local revenues since the beginning of 2015 until end of November have totaled about JD4.8 billion JD804 million of which were taxes on income and profit the data revealed.
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