Jordan’s King Abdullah and Prime Minister Omar Al Razzaz will attend a conference later this month in London to attract investment to the kingdom.

The February 28 London conference seeks to highlight Jordan’s economic reforms and attempts to cut its national debt after its economy was hit badly by the impacts of wars in Syria and Iraq.

The wars disrupted trade routes and investment and led to an unprecedented influx of refugees.

The country is hoping to attract investment for its tourism, information technology, logistics and professional services sectors.

On 28 February, the UK and Jordan will co-host Jordan: Growth and Opportunity - a major international conference in London to encourage investment in Jordan. Find out more here: https://t.co/uwGAJ0OrwE#growJordan pic.twitter.com/J53OCIOql8 — DFID (@DFID_UK) January 29, 2019

Kristalina Georgieva, interim president and CEO of the World Bank, will also attend with the invitation list including CEOs and finance ministers.

Mr Al Razzaz trumpeted Jordan’s progress at Davos last month telling CNBC it was time to look forward. “We've taken the fiscal measures that we need to take, we've taken the governance measures, we have very transparent procurement laws,” he said.

The UK’s Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that Jordan was already a “beacon of stability” in a turbulent region.

“Additional private sector investment will help it stand on its own two feet, become less dependent on aid and more politically and economically stable,” he said.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait have pledged US$2.5 billion in aid to Jordan over the next five years and have been issued invitation to the conference.