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CSR in Jordan: two companies contribute 70% of total CSR spending by ASE companies

29 Jul 2015

New research and analysis by the Arab Advisors Group analyzed 67 companies traded on the first market in the Amman Stock Exchange. During 2014, the companies spent JOD 28.8 million on CSR, down by 10% from 2013 CSR spending which stood at JOD 32 million.

New research and analysis by the Arab Advisors Group focuses on CSR expenditure by the first market companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. The companies spent 2.2% of their net profit on CSR expenditure in 2014, while the companies have spent 2.9% of net profit on CSR expenditure in 2013. 

The new report, “CSR Expenditure of Public Shareholding Companies in Jordan” was released to Arab Advisors Group’s telecoms strategic research service subscribers on July 27, 2015. This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,250. The report -which has 64 pages and 57 detailed exhibits- analyzes the CSR expenditure of 67 companies.

Please contact the Arab Advisors Group to get a copy of the report's Table of Contents.

“The highest 5 CSR spenders were the Arab Bank, Arab Potash Company, Phosphates Mines, Arab International for Education and Investment and Jordan Kuwait Bank.” Mr. Omar Ja’abari, Arab Advisors Group senior research/financial analyst wrote in the report. “Still, the Arab Bank and Arab Potash Company contributed 70% of the total CSR spent by the companies” Mr. Ja’abari wrote in the report.

The Arab Advisors Group’s team of analysts in the region has already produced over 4,200 reports on the Arab World’s communications, media and financial markets. The reports can be purchased individually or received through an annual subscription to Arab Advisors Group’s (www.arabadvisors.com) Strategic Research Services (Media and Telecom).

To date, Arab Advisors Group has served over 720 global and regional companies by providing reliable research analysis and forecasts of Arab communications markets to these clients. Some of our clients can be viewed on http://www.arabadvisors.com/clients.htm

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