Global plans $85mn Jordan expansion
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Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House said on Saturday it had won Jordanian approval for a $84.7 million share offer by a subsidiary as part of plans to expand in Jordan.
Global said in a statement its First Jordan Investment Co. would offer 60 million shares at 1 Jordanian dinar ($1.41) each.
The company would buy into existing companies, found new firms and invest in the real estate sector. Its first project would be to establish a business centre in the port city of Aqaba.
Global said it had founded the company with a capital of 150 million Jordanian dinars in May 2006.
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