By Jaweed Tamimi
Ehab Hassouna, a businessman, told WAFA that he expects that the Palestinian markets will see stability and recovery, expressing hope to also see an end to
He said that he expects that the reconciliation agreement will bring benefits to the trading sector. He said the markets will recover if the crossings are open continuously as the cost of transporting goods to
Hassouna believes that the internal and external tourism sector will witness a remarkable development and capital holders will return and invest in the West Bank and
General manager of Al-Juneidi food products company, Mashhour Abu Khalaf, stressed that the reconciliation agreement will bring political stability to the future Palestinian state, which will stabilize the economy, simulate growth of national industries, and encourage production.
Taher al-Mohtaseb, deputy chairman of the
During the period of the internal division which lasted nearly four years, the economic gap between
Economic expert, Suhail Sultan, expected that the Palestinian economy under the reconciliation agreement will be divided into three main pillars; governmental, private, and consumer. .The governmental economy will be affected by the support of the donors’ countries, and the reconciliation agreement will strengthen this economy, as Sultan said.
He pointed out that reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will stimulate the economy as it will lead to an increase in job market and production in the West Bank and
He expected that
“Opening the crossings with the Gaza Strip will positively reflect on the consumer because the markets will see movement of goods in both directions,' according to Sultan.
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