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Jordan's PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments

FILE PHOTO: Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Jordan's prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled the cabinet in fourth shake-up since he took office a year ago in a move that will allow the government more scope to tackle social and economic problems, officials said.

They said a royal decree approved the reshuffle that affects eight to nine posts and created a new investment ministry to spur foreign investment to create much-needed jobs in a country facing a record 25% unemployment rate.

(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Alison Williams)

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