Entrepreneurship in Jordan: Challenges and Opportunities in a Rising Regional Hub

By Zaid Habashneh, Jordan has quietly become one of the most active entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Arab world, a country increasingly seen as one of the region’s most promising innovation hubs.

Without significant natural resources and surrounded by a volatile neighbourhood, the Kingdom has instead built its case on a young and well-educated population, a government willing to back startups with policy and capital, and a growing network of accelerators and venture funds. ...