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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan's PM Reshuffles Cabinet

Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh speaks during a news conference. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawneh announced a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday to improve his administration's performance under IMF-guided economic reforms.

The finance, foreign and interior ministers were kept in place in the reshuffle, which changed nearly a third of cabinet ministers overall. Of 11 new ministers, three are women.

Khasawneh has sought to accelerate reforms pushed by King Abdullah II.

The government last summer unveiled a plan to attract over $40 billion of investments over the next 10 years. It said it was committed to implementing free market reforms.

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