Circular No. 4430: Women Owned and/or Led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Indicators

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Central Bank of Jordan
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No.: 27/4430
Date: 27/ Shaban/ 1446 Hijri
Corresponding to: 26/ February/ 2025
Circular to all Banks and Finance Companies Subject to Central Bank of Jordan’s Supervision and Oversight Subject: Women Owned and/or Led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Indicators (WMSMEs) After Greetings, In the Central Bank of Jordan’s (CBJ’s) keenness to contribute to enhancing women’s economic empowerment in Jordan, including their access to financing from formal sources, and in light of the Prime Ministry’s official letter issued on November 7th , 2024, which includes the Cabinet’s approval of the adoption of the two nationally unified definitions related to women owned and/or led enterprises. The CBJ will begin following up indicators related to women owned and/or led micro, small and medium enterprises. Accordingly, it has been decided that all credit providers are required to classify their clients’ data in accordance with the above￾mentioned definitions, and take the necessary procedures to provide the following indicators. Noting that these indicatorsshould be submitted to the CBJ on a quarterly basis, no later than the end of the month following each quarter, starting from the end of July 2025 covering the data for the first and second quarters of the current year.
1) Number of WMSMEs Customers.
2) Number of depositors of this category and the volume of their deposits.
3) Number and volume of outstanding loans of this category.
4) Percentage of non-performing loans for this category.
5) Volume and number of loans approvals for this category, in addition to the
volume and number of loan applications requested.
Respectfully,
Governor
Dr. Adel Al-Sharkas