Jordan launches online platform to sell local handicrafts in global markets

STORY: Jordan launches online platform to sell local handicrafts in global markets DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:39 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AREEJ TLELAN, General manager of the platform 3. various of the launching ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ASMAA ALYOUSEF, Participant 5. various of the platform 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KHADR SHEAIBAT, Participant 7. various of handicraft products and craftspeople STORYLINE: An online platform named Crafts Market has been launched in Jordan, aiming to show Jordanian craftspeople' talents and increase the volume of sales of Jordanian handicraft products in global markets, according to the platform. The non-profit platform is expected to support national products and handcrafts while enabling craftspeople to acquire more local, regional and global opportunities to display and sell their products in a modern way, it added. Jordan's Culture Minister Haifa Najjar said that the susta