On September 24th the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) and the Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation (JLGC) launched a new fund to support start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The CBJ and the JLGC officially launched the Innovation Start-ups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) to support small companies working across the technology, media, telecoms, services, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, water and green energy sectors. The fund has USD 98 million in capital with USD 50 million provided by the World Bank and the remainder by the CBJ.