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q IRAQ IS A COUNTRY WITH
RICH HERITAGE AND STRATEGIC
IMPORTANCE FOR THE REGION”

Mudassir Sheikha, co-founder and CEO of Careem

Baghdad
JORDAN JORDAN IRAQ
Amman

Tourism Embraer Careem

revenues up by presents announces
12.5% in 2017 partnership launch of Iraq
offer to RJ operations
Jordan’s tourism revenues
in 2017 increased by 12.5 per In response to Royal Jordanian’s Ride-hailing service Careem
cent, up to $4.6bn, compared (RJ) request for proposals for has launched its services in
to $4.1bn in 2016, the a renewal of its fl eet, Brazil’s the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Embraer last Wednesday Through flexible payment
announced last Thursday. presented in Amman its value options – including cash,
CBJ said in a statement, proposition for the Jordanian credit card, or Careem credit
carried by the Jordan News airline and introduced the latest – residents will be able to avail
Agency, Petra, that the updates of its new E2 aircraft. of the service 24/7 via the app
increase was mainly due to Jorge Ramos de Oliveira, that uses GPS technology to
an 8.7 percent rise in the total CEO of Embraer in Europe, the ensure accurate pick-ups.
number of tourists in 2017. Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Careem, which operates
In December 2017, the noted that “the E2 aircraft family in more than 90 cities across
kingdom’s revenues from represents the most advanced more than 13 countries, plans
tourism went up by 9.1 travel solution to compete to expand in more cities
percent, reaching a total of effi ciently and profi tably, while across Iraq in the near future.
$340.9m, compared to the offering unmatched remarkable The Dubai-based company
same month in 2016,. The experiences to the passengers”. said the move will help
q THE E2 AIRCRAFT number of tourists increased RJ expressed enthusaism towards its goal of creating
FAMILY REPRESENTS by 6.2 percent compared to although questioned Embraer’s one million jobs across the
the same month in 2016.
MENA region by 2018.
ability to service a MENA country.
THE MOST The number of overnight
ADVANCED TRAVEL tourists until the end of IN FOCUS
SOLUTION TO November 2017 amounted
to 3.911 million visitors,
COMPETE compared with 3.574 million
EFFICIENTLY AND during the same 11 months
PROFITABLY” of last year, according to
Tourism Ministry figures.
Jorge Ramos de Oliveira, Tourism has historically
CEO of Embraer in EMEA been a key contributor to
Jordan’s economy.

8.7%

The growth in the total u Khaled Ali, the 45-year-old human rights lawyer seen as the last real
u Jordan’s tourism revenues reached number of tourists visiting challenger to Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El Sisi, last Wednesday quit the race to be
$340.9m last month Jordan last year president, the latest in a string of potential candidates to withdraw.

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