Global programs / PROBE
Faced with a recession in regional markets, downturns in Arab aid and worker remittances, and nearby political disturbances, Jordan is looking increasingly for foreign investment as a source of jobs, technology, and foreign exchange. DEC abstract (PN-ABC-047)
Key prj:940202803
188 facts shown; 3 unconfirmed links; 0 support mechanisms (not programs); 143 documents cite this program.
The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
Faced with a recession in regional markets, downturns in Arab aid and worker remittances, and nearby political disturbances, Jordan is looking increasingly for foreign investment as a source of jobs, technology, and foreign exchange. This paper compares Jordan's investment climate to that in 7 other nations - Turkey, Tunisia, Taiwan, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, and Bahrain - and then suggests policy changes. The report finds that Jordan's investment incentives are competitive with those in other countries and in some respects are more generous. Jordan is notable for its lack of restrictions on foreign ownership in industry, agriculture, and tourism, especially compared to Bahrain, Greece, and Cyprus; its 5-15 year tax holiday is more generous than that of Taiwan, Egypt, or Cyprus; and, for regional headquarters, Jordan's incentives are on a par with Greece, Bahrain, Cyprus, and other key regional sales sites. Exporting firms will also find Jordan's incentive package to be competitive, although Tunisia offers a tax holiday in perpetuity. Thus, there are no striking reasons for Jordan to add new incentives. The underlying causes for the relatively low level of foreign investment in Jo
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABC-047 (1988). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Ghana, Guatemala, Niger, Tunisia, Philippines, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Middle East, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Asia, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Poland, Jordan, Africa South of Sahara, Morocco, Togo, Central Asia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
Districts, regions and facilities named in the program's own documents, not verified sites. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far.
Sample Built from district names in Malawi documents while the full place data loads; it is not yet the finished place list.
Solid: the documents describe the program's work there. Faint: named in the program's documents. Bigger means more mentions. Shown: district, region or province, facility; squares are facilities.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young | implementer | 1988 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 60 sources |
| J. E. Austin Associates, Inc. | implementer | 1988 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 53 sources |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC-2028-Z-7186 (other, fiscal year not recorded) | 1988 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 134 sources |
| PDC-2028-Z-10-7186 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1988 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Private sector competitiveness 45%; Trade and investment 8%; Program management, planning and administration 7%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
Looking for similar programs.
Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the USAID/Kenya private sector program : final report | 1989 | PD-ABA-337 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| Dominican Republic : an assessment of USAID returned participants in the agricultural sector | 1989 | PN-ABF-535 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| The impact on the poor of USAID's private sector programs in the Dominican Republic : final report | 1989 | PN-ABD-097 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
| Coopers and Lybrand | implementer | 1989 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 48 sources |
| Arthur Young and Co. | implementer | 1988 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 33 sources |
| The Services Group, Inc. (TSG) | implementer | 1988 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 21 sources |
| SRI International | implementer | 1988 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 11 sources |
| Washington Trade and Investment Group | implementer | 1993 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| SRI International. International Policy Center | implementer | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
Basis: basis not stated; shown as likely, not confirmed
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan. Ministry of Planning | lead ministry | 1988 | Likely, not confirmed | 2 sources |
| Paraguay. Ministry of Industry and Commerce | lead ministry | 1989 | Likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| Jordan. Ministry of Finance | lead ministry | 1989 | Likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| 1988 to 1990 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| 011-49-69-7530-54 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| DPE-2028-C-5074 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Enterprise | 1988 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 28 sources |
| Ghana | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 11 sources |
| Guatemala | 1989 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 11 sources |
| Niger | 1991 | Stated in a document | 11 sources |
| Rwanda | 1989 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Tunisia | 1988 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Kenya | 1989 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| South Africa | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Dominican Republic | 1988 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Ivory Coast [Cote d'Ivoire] | 1993 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Madagascar | 1991 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Philippines | 1988 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Senegal | 1989 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Tanzania | 1992 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Cameroon | 1988 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Morocco | 1990 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Uganda | 1991 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Jordan | 1988 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Poland | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Togo | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Zimbabwe | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Cape Verde | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Congo DR | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Costa Rica | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Guinea | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Haiti | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Hungary | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Indonesia | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Liberia | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mali | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mauritania | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Nigeria | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| NIS Regional | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Oman | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Pakistan | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Paraguay | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Peru | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Sri Lanka | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Thailand | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| United States and District of Columbia | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Uruguay | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Africa Regional | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 1990 |
| PD-ABB-530 |
| evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| South Africa : evaluation of the Business Achievers Foundation | 1990 | PD-ABG-104 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| International Executive Service Corps of South Africa : final evaluation and proposal review | 1991 | PD-ABG-100 | evaluation-stage document (eval final, weak classifier) |
| Association of Black Accountants of Southern Africa : mid-term evaluation | 1991 | PD-ABG-099 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| Evaluation of the West Coast business outreach program | 1992 | PN-ABN-311 | linked as an evaluation of this program |
| ASEAN private investment and trade opportunities (PITO) project : interim evaluation 1990-1992 | 1992 | PD-ABF-259 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
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