The soaring cost of energy subsidies has led the Jordanian government to turn to the IMF and Saudi Arabia for $5 billion in external financial assistance. We think that given Jordan’s geopolitical importance, foreign funding will be forthcoming which will help to plug the fiscal shortfall. But failure to introduce fiscal reforms will keep Jordan dependent on foreign donors for the foreseeable future and it could remain one of the most vulnerable economies in the region.
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