Investments in Jordan rose 81 percent in the first nine months of 2012 from the same period last year, Al Rai newspaper reported, citing figures by the state-run Jordan Investment Board.

Foreign and domestic investment rose to 1.529 billion dinars ($2.16 billion) during the first three quarters of 2012 compared with 843 million dinars in the same period last year, it reported.

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