Jordan budget deficit shrinks 70%

12 August 2010

Jordanian finance minister, Muhammad Abu Hammour has said the kingdom's budget deficit has shrunk by 70% in the first six months of the current year, due to an 8.2% drop in capital expenditure, Petra news agency has reported. Jordan's budget deficit fell to JD175m from JD530m for the same period of 2009.

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