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Source: http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20031023-083040-4824r.htm
Jordan-Israel Trade Increasing
(UPI/Washington Times) - The volume of trade between Jordan and Israel has picked up since the countries signed a peace treaty in 1994; trade estimated at $41 million in 1999 increased to $76 million in 2000 and $117 million in 2002. Israel organized vocational training for more than 550 Jordanians since 1998 through the Agency of International Cooperation affiliated with the foreign ministry. Israel also spent more than $1 million to help develop Jordan's agricultural and health infrastructure.