National Tijara Coalition

Established in 2001, the National Tijara Coalition (NTC) is a public-private platform for dialogue and action, bringing together 35 relevant Government institutions; chambers and business associations as well as representatives from the related sections within the U.S. Embassy in Amman.

The NTC aims to grow the Jordan-U.S. economic relations through direct business engagement in the development of bilateral trade and investment ties that are strengthened by an enabling business environment (policy & advocacy).

Relaunched in 2017 with the; adoption of NTC ‘Working Principles’; the establishment of the Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Unit (JUSFTA Unit) hosted at AmCham-Jordan, and it the NTC Secretariat technical and information reference point for the Agreement, as well as the setup of an institutional framework headed by the Minister of Industry Trade and Supply to work together to achieve specific objectives.

NTC Objectives:

Promote and support increase in bilateral trade in goods and services.
Promote and facilitate investment promotion and opportunities.
Support the development of economic policies and legislative modernization.
Build awareness among the business community in both Jordan and the U.S. onbilateral trade and investment relations and opportunities.
Conduct specialized training courses and compile information and expert databasesto support two-way trade and investment.

In 2018, the NTC formulated a five year “Trade & Investment Strategy: a plan for growing exports and enhancing investments between Jordan and the U.S. 2018-2022”, which outlined a focused and targeted approach to enhance economic gains from the preferential trade and strong investment relations between Jordan and the U.S.

In 2020, and with the outbreak of the COVID-19 health pandemic, the work of the NTC was directed to addressing emerging economic concerns, with the adoption on 16th August, 2021 of the Strategic Priorities 2021-2022, under the three pillars of work.

The NTC continues to play a key role in promoting business partnerships between Jordan and the U.S., and in contributing to enhancing national economic reforms.

NTC Members

Tijara Coalition Committees

Name	Tijara Coalition Council
Purpose	To ensure collaborative and comprehensive work.
Responsibilities	-Approve Strategy(s). -Approve annual work plans. -Approve annual report. -Approve or invite new members. -Establish working groups or specialized committees.
Composition	All Tijara members.
Representatives	Heads of the institutions.
Chair	Minister of Industry Trade and Supply.
Meetings	Semi Annually
Term	Ongoing
Reporting	Publish annual report disseminated in the public domain.
Decisions and Recommendations	-Each institution has one vote. -Decision are made by consensus or when needed by majority vote.

Name	Tijara Coalition Executive Committee
Purpose	To align and articulate the work of the Tijara Coalition.
Responsibilities	-Develop Tijara Strategy(s). -Develop the annual work plan. -Review & monitor Strategy implementation. -Compile the annual report of the Collation activities. -Make recommendations. -Commission studies or reports etc.
Composition	11 members, composed of representatives from: -MITS -JIC -ASEZA -U.S. Embassy -JCC -ACC -ICC -JCI -ACI – ZCI -AmCham
Nomination of Representatives	-Each institution will name its representatives to the committee. -Each institution can nominate up to 4 representatives.
Chair	Secretary General, MITS.
Meetings	2 annually or as needed
Term	Ongoing
Reporting	4 biannual reports sent to the Council.
Decisions and Recommendations	-Each institution has one vote. -Decision are made by consensus or when needed by majority vote.

Pillar Committees

Name	Trade Committee
Purpose	To oversee, coordinate and ensure the proper implementation of programs of work and activities.
Responsibilities	-Monitor, review and re-direct the work plan. -Prioritize sectors/ products and regions. -Identify internal/external sources for financing Tijara activities. -Design and implement sector specific support activities. -Commission studies/reports and communications material. -Establish Technical Committees, nominate members and set its scope of work. -Set up Working Groups, nominate members and set its scope of work.
Composition	13 members, composed of representatives from: – MITS – JIC – ASEZA – JCC – ACC – JCI – ACI – ZCI – ICC – U.S. Embassy – AmCham – 2 Strong Enterprises exporting to the U.S.
Nomination of Representatives	-Each institution will name its representatives to the committee. -Each institution can nominate up to 3 representatives. -Selection of enterprises will be nominated by the member institutions and they will be invited to join the committee.
Chair	A Chair and Vice Chair are elected by the members.
Meetings	4 annually or as needed.
Term	4 years
Reporting	4 report send to the Executive Committee.
Decisions and Recommendations	-Each entity has one vote. -Decision are made by consensus or when needed by majority vote.

Name	Investment Committee
Purpose	To oversee, coordinate and ensure the proper implementation of programs of work and activities.
Responsibilities	-Monitor, review and re-direct the work plan. -Prioritize sectors/ products and regions. -Identify internal/external sources for financing Tijara activities. -Design and implement market specific interventions. -Commission studies reports and communications material. -Establish technical committees, nominate members and set its scope of work. -Set up working Groups, nominate members and set its scope of work.
Composition	9 members, composed of representatives from: -JIC -ASEZA – U.S. Embassy – JCI -JCC -ZCC -AmCham -3 Private Sector (American Investors/Business Persons)
Nomination of Representatives	-Each institution will name its representatives to the committee. -Each institution can nominate up to 3 representatives. -Selection of investors will be nominated by the member institutions and they will be invited to join the committee.
Chair	A Chair and Vice Chair are elected by the members.
Meetings	4 annually or as needed.
Term	4 years
Reporting	4 report send to the Executive Committee.
Decisions and Recommendations	-Each entity has one vote. -Decision are made by consensus or when needed by majority vote.

Name	Policy & Advocacy Committee
Purpose	-To provide a platform for public private dialogue. -To contribute to the formulations of polices and legislative instrument or programs and measure by providing information and analysis.
Responsibilities	-Organizing Policy Dialogues. -Contribute to the formulation of recommendation for the moderation of legislation or processes. -Commission studies reports and communications material. -Establish technical Committees, nominate members and set its scope of work. -Set up working groups. nominate members and set its scope of work.
Composition	7 members, composed of representatives from: -MITS – JIC -AmCham – JCI -JCC, 2 experts from the private sector (Economist/Legal/Business Persons)
Nomination of Representatives	-Each institution will name its representatives to the committee. -Each institution can nominate up to 3 representatives. -Selection of experts from the private sector will be nominated by the member institutions and they will be invited to join the committee.
Chair	A Chair and Vice Chair are elected by the members.
Meetings	4 annually or as needed.
Term	4 years
Reporting	4 report send to the Executive Committee.
Decisions and Recommendations	-Each entity has one vote. -Decision are made by consensus or when needed by majority vote.