The establishment of export consortia is one of the expected results of the project “Creating job opportunities for youth and women through improving the business environment and competitiveness of small and medium companies in Jordan” under the name LevelUP funded by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) and implemented in Jordan by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply Jordan (MITS).

UNIDO’s Senior National SME Expert Abdullah Al-Hindawi, explained that establishing export consortia of Jordanian factories in the project’s three target sectors, namely Garment and Fashion, Natural Cosmetics, and Food Supplements, will facilitate access to non-traditional markets and create competitive opportunities for the alliance members to increase and sustain exports.