A Syrian refugee, Samah Aloshi, at the Zaatari camp in Mafraq, Jordan. The kingdom hosts 1.3 million refugees from Middle East conflicts

Jordanian politicians are hoping a London summit will boost the country’s flagging economy and help it to cope with the needs of more than a million people forced to flee war in Syria.

King Abdullah expressed his thanks to Theresa May at the UN general assembly this week for her support in agreeing to a conference to encourage investment into his country.

The kingdom has suffered from the fallout of its neighbour Syria’s civil war. Jordan hosts 1.3 million refugees, who have strained services and infrastructure, while Amman says that little of the $12 billion pledged by 70 countries at the Supporting Syria & the Region conference in London two years ago made it to their country.

Jordanian MPs said they hoped the new investment