As a means of supporting the Jordanian government’s policy on economic development and growth and the need to modernise the transport sector, a Trade and Transport Facilitation Programme (TTF) was designed and signed in December 2009 between the EU and the Government of Jordan. The TTF is a 33 M EUR Financing Agreement which implementation period will end in December 2015. The overall objective of the TTF is to contribute to Jordan’s integration into the global economy by reducing trade-related costs and developing a multi-modal transport sector Since 2010, a team of short term experts was mobilised annually in order to assess progress in the achievement of the agreed matrix of reform benchmarks. AETS is assigned to: - Collect and transmit to the EU Delegation all the relevant information and documentation concerning performance in fulfilment of the reform benchmarks of the Trade and Transport Facilitation programme. - Analyse factually and on a "realised", "partially realised" & "non-realised" basis, the conformity of the documentation obtained with the modalities of confirmation stipulated in the reform benchmark matrix of the Trade and Transport Facilitation Programme for the pending benchmarks. - Assess the compliance of the General Conditions and in particular to review the stability of the macro-economic framework. - Give an indicative/realistic timetable for the compliance of pending conditions in order to fit into the timeframe of the TTF programme, which operational implementation period ends in December 2015.
Monitoring of the last year of implementation of the trade and transport facilitation sector budget
Jordan - Economic Development