Foreign Reserves Grow 5% Compared to End of 2024 - Jordan News
Foreign reserves at the Central Bank were sufficient to cover the Kingdom's imports of goods and services for about 8.4 months by the end of July 2025, compared to 8.2 months at the end of last year and about 7.7 months in July of the same year. (Al Mamlaka)
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