Palestine Investment Conference

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The Palestine Investment Conference (PIC) is aimed at strengthening the economy of Palestine and supporting a future Palestinian state. It took place in the Convention Palace Bethlehem in 2008 [1] and 2010. The conference was hosted in 2008 by Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad [2] and in 2010 by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. It was attended by the official envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, Tony Blair. [3] In 2010, the U.S. delegation was led by the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George J. Mitchell. [4]

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The 2008 conference was focused on large development initiatives. One outcome is the planned city of Rawabi. [5] [6] The 2010 conference focused on small and medium enterprises. [7]

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  1. ↑ Palestine Investment Conference to be held 21-23 May 2008 in Bethlehem. Free Press Release, March 31, 2008
  2. ↑ Adam Hanieh: Class and State in the West Bank. Neoliberalism under Occupation. In: Adam Hanieh, Lineages ef Revolt. Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East, Haymerked Books, 2013.
  3. ↑ Palestinian Investment. [ dead link ] CNN, May 30, 2008
  4. ↑ Palestinian Development Investment Forum Yields $655 Million. BusinessWeek , June 05, 2010
  5. ↑ Qatari Diar CEO signs development partnership at Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem. Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine AMEinfo.com , May 22, 2008
  6. ↑ Construction begins on Rawabi, the first Palestinian planned city. Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine , AMEinfo.com , January 05, 2010
  7. ↑ Palestine is Open for Business. Huffington Post, June 17, 2010


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