Top French business delegation to visit Jordan

AMMAN — A French delegation, comprising representatives of French companies, chaired by Pierre Gattaz, the president of MEDEF, will start a two-day visit to Jordan on Wednesday.

The visit, considered the most important, since 2011, follows Her Majesty Queen Rania's participation in the MEDEF Summer University in Paris last year and the visit of French President Francois Hollande to Amman in April.

Established in 1998, MEDEF or the "Movement of the Enterprises of France" is the largest employer federation in France.

It has more than 700,000 member firms, 90 per cent of them being small- and medium-size enterprises with fewer than 50 employees.

The delegation, led by Gattaz, comprises representatives of around 20 French companies and enterprises from various sectors, including infrastructure, finance, engineering, telecommunications, and vocational and professional training, according to a statement of the French embassy in Amman.

During the visit, the delegation is scheduled to meet with high ranking Jordanian officials and businessmen, as part of commercial talks.