Editing Amman (section)

==Economy==
===Banking sector===
The [[bank]]ing sector is one of the principal foundations of Jordan's economy. Despite the unrest and economic difficulties in the Arab world resulting from the [[Arab Spring]] uprisings, Jordan's banking sector maintained its growth in 2014. The sector consists of 25 banks, 15 of which are listed on the [[Amman Stock Exchange]]. Amman is the base city for the international [[Arab Bank]], one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, serving clients in more than 600 branches in 30 countries on five continents. Arab Bank represents 28% of the Amman Stock Exchange and is the highest-ranked institution by [[market capitalization]] on the exchange.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.awraq.com/uploads/research/b7e73be8b70e8bd319cbf637c046d178e431ccdb.pdf| title=Jordan Banking Sector Brief| access-date=23 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065843/http://www.awraq.com/uploads/research/b7e73be8b70e8bd319cbf637c046d178e431ccdb.pdf| archive-date=5 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Tourism===

Amman is the fourth most-visited Arab city and the ninth highest recipient of international visitor spending. Roughly 1.8&nbsp;million tourists visited Amman in 2011 and spent over $1.3&nbsp;billion in the city.<ref>{{cite web | author=MasterCard Worldwide | url=http://www.slideshare.net/MasterCardNews/global-destination-cities-index-slideshare-final | title=MasterCard Worldwide's Global Destination Cities Index | publisher=Slideshare.net | access-date=28 November 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718210425/http://www.slideshare.net/MasterCardNews/global-destination-cities-index-slideshare-final | archive-date=18 July 2012 }}</ref> The expansion of [[Queen Alia International Airport]] is an example of the Greater Amman Municipality's heavy investment in the city's infrastructure. The recent construction of a public transportation system and a national railway, and the expansion of roads, are intended to ease the traffic generated by the millions of annual visitors to the city.<ref name=capacity>{{cite news |last=Maslen |first=Richard |date=27 March 2013 |title=New Terminal Opening Boosts Queen Alia Airport's Capacity |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/190852/new-terminal-opening-boosts-queen-alia-airports-capacity-/ |newspaper=Routesonline |location=Manchester, United Kingdom |publisher=[[UBM Information]] Ltd |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-date=23 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423044547/http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/190852/new-terminal-opening-boosts-queen-alia-airports-capacity-/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Amman, and Jordan in general, is the Middle East's hub for [[medical tourism]]. Jordan receives the most medical tourists in the region and the fifth highest in the world. Amman receives 250,000 foreign patients a year and over $1&nbsp;billion annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jordantimes.com/jordan-remains-medical-tourism-hub-despite-regional-unrest |title=Jordan remains medical tourism hub despite regional unrest |newspaper=[[The Jordan Times]] |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203034646/http://jordantimes.com/jordan-remains-medical-tourism-hub-despite-regional-unrest |archive-date=3 December 2012 }}</ref>

===Business===
Amman is introducing itself as a business hub. The city's skyline is being continuously transformed through the emergence of new projects. A significant portion of business flowed into Amman following the 2003 [[Iraq War]]. Jordan's main airport, [[Queen Alia International Airport]], is located south of Amman and is the hub for the country's national carrier [[Royal Jordanian]], a major airline in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2010/august/i_bca01.pdf|title=Royal Jordanian was the first airline in the Middle East to order the 787 Dreamliner|publisher=Boeing|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063036/http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2010/august/i_bca01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The airline is headquartered in [[Zahran district]]. [[Rubicon Group Holding]] and [[Maktoob]], two major regional information technology companies, are based in Amman, along with major international corporations such as [[Hikma Pharmaceuticals]], one of the Middle East's largest pharmaceutical companies, and [[Aramex]], the Middle East's largest logistics and transportation company.<ref name=IraqBiz>{{cite web |url=http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2011/03/16/erbil-ranked-5th-for-foreign-direct-investment/ |title=Erbil Ranked 5th for Foreign Direct Investment |publisher=Iraq Business News |date=16 March 2011 |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001192438/http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2011/03/16/erbil-ranked-5th-for-foreign-direct-investment/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Hussein Hachem |url=http://www.busmanagementme.com/article/aramex-middle-easts-biggest-courier-firm/ |title=Aramex MEA: the Middle East's biggest courier firm&nbsp;– Lead Features&nbsp;– Business Management Middle East &#124; GDS Publishing |publisher=Busmanagementme.com |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-date=13 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513205610/http://www.busmanagementme.com/article/aramex-middle-easts-biggest-courier-firm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In a report by Dunia Frontier Consultants, Amman, along with [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] and [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], are the favored hubs for multinational corporations operating in the Middle East and North Africa region.<ref name=dunia/> In ''FDI'' magazine, Amman was chosen as the Middle Eastern city with the most potential to be a leader in foreign direct investment in the region.<ref name=IraqBiz/> Furthermore, several of the world's largest investment banks have offices in Amman including [[Standard Chartered]], [[Société Générale]], and [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prlog.org/10313193-courier-companies-of-the-world.html |title=Courier Companies of the World |publisher=PRLog |date=18 August 2009 |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723095551/http://www.prlog.org/10313193-courier-companies-of-the-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref>