For the Sake of Peace: Jumpstarting the Palestinian Economy

January 19, 2023
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Some 30 years since the first Oslo Accords, the Palestinian economy remains stagnant and intrinsically vulnerable to regional political uncertainty and to a volatile global economy. With a poverty rate forecasted to continue at 26.1% for 2023 and rising unemployment, can business leaders rejuvenate the Palestinian economy despite the deadlock on the peace process?

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Speakers

AA
Abdelmalek Alaoui
Chief Executive Officer
Guepard Group
MD
Mirek Dušek
Managing Director
World Economic Forum
HS
Hashim Shawa
Chairman
Bank of Palestine
YV
Yossi Vardi
Chairman
International Technologies

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