The Central Bank of Jordan's business continuity and cyber resilience requirements, and how ADVOX helps Jordanian banks and organisations put them into practice.
CBJ issued Instructions on Business Continuity Plans for Banks in 2006, followed by Circular No. 9943/1/10 (August 2014) on BCP instructions. Banks are expected to maintain, test and govern a business continuity plan.
Central Bank of Jordan ↗Circular No. 10740/1/10 (August 2013) requires an audit of the reliability of the bank’s business continuity plan, so plans must be evidenced and independently reviewed.
Central Bank of Jordan ↗Cyber resilience requirements for banks and other regulated firms, which sit alongside business continuity and incident response.
Central Bank of Jordan ↗Guidelines on the use of cloud computing (2018, updated 2022) matter where critical services run on cloud providers. In March 2024 CBJ also issued a business continuity circular for licensed exchange companies.
Central Bank of Jordan ↗The international management-system standard for business continuity, used by organisations in Jordan to structure and certify BCM programmes.
ISO 22301 overviewExamples from the last ten years of the kinds of events a business continuity programme should plan for.
Jordan closed its airspace overnight on 13 to 14 April 2024 during the Iran attack on Israel, disrupting flights and travellers before reopening the next morning.
BCM lesson: Plan for travel disruption, staff and customer safety, and short-notice remote working.
Al Jazeera ↗A tank of chlorine fell during loading at Aqaba port, killing 13 people and injuring hundreds. The incident disrupted operations at Jordan’s only seaport.
BCM lesson: Rehearse hazardous-materials and evacuation plans, and have an alternative site or route for critical logistics.
Curfews and lockdowns forced banks, retailers and offices to run with remote staff. The Central Bank of Jordan issued continuity and work-from-home circulars to banks.
BCM lesson: Pandemic plans must cover remote working, essential staff and customer service channels.
BCI CBCI certification training and specialist courses in business continuity, incident response, crisis management and resilience.
Tailored awareness and role-based training for leadership, continuity teams, business owners and operational staff.
A structured review of your BCM programme against the central-bank or sector rules that apply to you, with a prioritised plan to close the gaps.
Scenario-based exercises, plan validation, programme reviews, maturity assessments and continual-improvement support.
Business continuity standards, central-bank rules and other regulatory requirements for the countries ADVOX supports.
