AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Investment: Jordan’s ISSF teamed up with Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) to boost the AI startup ecosystem, with ISSF committing $5m into STV’s new Google-backed $100m AI fund and an “AI corridor” linking Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Water Security: Jordan is overhauling its water sector under a World Bank-backed Water Sector Efficiency Project to cut losses, modernize infrastructure, and improve services for 1.6m people amid severe MENA water scarcity. Energy Cooperation: Egypt and Jordan are pushing deeper energy and mining ties, including progress on a strategic gas compressor station project in northern Jordan tied to the Arab Gas Pipeline. Defense Update: Jordan’s air defenses intercepted and shot down four Iranian missiles entering Jordanian airspace, with no casualties reported and debris cleared by engineering teams. Agribusiness Expansion: Jordanian seed firm Genome Seeds opened Genome Seeds Iberia in Spain’s Alicante to expand seed treatment and post-harvest operations for key crops. Clinical Research: Yaqrit treated the first patient in its A-TANGO phase 2 trial for acute-on-chronic liver failure, with initial data expected in 2027.
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