The 25th Jordan Economic Conference kicked off Tuesday, under the theme: " Future of Financial Markets and Investments amid Digital Transformation". Speaking at the event, organized by AFAQ Group, CEO of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mazen Wathaifi, said the conference is held, amid "exceptional" circumstances facing the Arab world to discuss the future of stock markets and make recommendations to overcome current regional and global crises and challenges. Wathaifi added that stock markets play an "important" role in world economies to provide funding and achieve economic development as a "key" mechanism and tool for directing private and public savings for various investment channels. Locally, he noted Jordan kept pace with these developments, took "important" measures to liberalize the national economy, implemented economic and legislative reform programs, supported entrepreneurship, modernization, creativity, and launched "significant and clear" steps to achieve digital economy. Jordan, he said, enco uraged establishment of a "true" partnership between the public and private sectors at all levels to serve the public interest and stimulate production and export. Source: Jordan News Agency