The Jordanian Forum for Economic Development (JFED) is a podium for economic dialogue launched by UJRC in 1998. The forum organizes discussion groups, conferences, symposiums and brainstorming sessions to discuss pressing economic issues and policies. It contributes to modernizing economic concepts by encouraging research and publishing reports and information on economic and developmental issues, and by building a bridge that links Arab and international economists. The forum also has an economic library and database.