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 2008Palestine Investment Conference to be held 21-23 May 2008 in Bethlehem. Free Press Release, March 31, 2008 and 2010. The conference was hosted in 2008 by Palestinian prime minister Salam FayyadAdam 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. and in 2010 by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. It was attended by the official envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, Tony Blair.Palestinian Investment. CNN, May 30, 2008 In 2010, the U.S. delegation was led by the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George J. Mitchell.Palestinian Development Investment Forum Yields $655 Million. BusinessWeek, June 05, 2010
The 2008 conference was focused on large development initiatives. One outcome is the planned city of Rawabi.Qatari Diar CEO signs development partnership at Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem. AMEinfo.com, May 22, 2008Construction begins on Rawabi, the first Palestinian planned city. , AMEinfo.com, January 05, 2010 The 2010 conference focused on small and medium enterprises.Palestine is Open for Business. Huffington Post, June 17, 2010
See also Foreign relations of the State of Palestine International Conference on Supporting Palestine Intifada
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