Wednesday, May 22, 2019

[ePalestine] Guide for Journalists Reporting on the Palestinian Economy

GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY

(last updated Aug. 10, 2024)


Journalists from around the world are covering the Trump administration’s announcement of the June 25-26, 2019 “Peace to Prosperity” economic workshop in Bahrain. The nonexhaustive list below is provided to assist journalists to connect with representatives of various entities who can authoritatively speak about the Palestinian economy or the various aspects thereof. The information provided is all public information. Sadly, not all those listed have an English website and many may not speak English. Journalists are encouraged to engage translators where need be and not rely solely on sources who speak English, or who may be easily accessible.

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Journalists are strongly encouraged to purchase the decisive directory (English) on Palestine from PASSIA at any bookstore in Palestine.


Another excellent online English directory may be found at the website of the publication

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Government

President / PLO Chairman
HE Mahmoud Abbas
Tel: +970-2-295-9928 (General Director: Intisar Abu ‘Amara)
Fax: +970-2-296-4739
Email: archive@presidency.ps

 Prime Minister’s Office
Dr. Mohammad Mustafa
Prime Minister
Tel: +970-2-296-8989
Fax: +970-2-295-0981
Email: media@pmo.gov.ps
Website: www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps

Ministry of Information
Minister Nabil Abu Rudeina
Tel: +970-2-295-4042
Fax +970-2-295-4043
Email: minfo@minfo.ps
Webite: www.minfo.ps

Ministry of National Economy
Minister 
 Tel: +970-2-298-1213
Fax: +970-2-298-7640
Email: info@met.gov.ps
Website: www.mne.gov.ps

 Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Minister
Tel: +970-2-294-3333
Fax: +970-2-241-9348
Email: pr@mtit.pna.ps
Website: www.mtit.pna.ps

Ministry of Agriculture
Minister
Tel: +970-2-240-3360
Fax: +970-2-240-3361
Email: minister@moa.pna.ps
Website: moa.pna.ps

Ministry of Labor
Minister
Tel: +970-2-240-9583/5
Fax: +970-2-240-9580
Email: info@mol.gov.ps
Website: www.mol.gov.ps

Ministry of Tourism
Minister
Tel: +970-2-276-0098
Fax: +970-2-274-3753
Email: minister@travelpalestine.ps
Website: www.travelpalestine.ps

NOTE: The Palestinian Cabinet website has a comprehensive list of all government ministries and agencies listed in Arabic at: http://palestinecabinet.gov.ps/GovService/GOSPub/Default

Government Institutions

Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA)
Dr. Feras Milhem
Governor and Chairman
Tel: +970-2-241-5250/1/2
Fax: +970-2-240-9922
Email: info@pma.ps
Website: www.pma.ps

Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction (PECDAR) 
Mohammed Abu Awad
President 
Tel.: +970-2-297-4300 
Fax: +970-2-297-4331 
Email: info@pecdar.pna.net
Website: www.pecdar.ps

Palestine Capital Markets Authority (PCMA)
Barraq Al-Nabulsi
General Manager
Tel: +970-2-294-6946
Fax: +970-2-294-6947
Email: info@pcma.ps
Website: www.pcma.ps

Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency (PIPA)
Ahmad Ragheb Haj Hasan
CEO
Phone: +970-298-8791/5
Fax: +970-2-298-8793
Email: info@pipa.gov.ps
Website: pipa.ps

Palestinian Industrial Estate and Free Zone Authority (PIEFZA)
Ali A. Shaath, Ph.D. Eng.
CEO
CEO Office Manager, Mr. Ibrahim M. Saif, Mobile: +970-59-709-9813, E-mail: ibrahim.sa@piefza.ps
Phone: +970-2-2960351 / 70 / 71
Fax: +970-2-2960355
E-mail: info@piefza.ps
Website: www.piefza.ps

Trade Associations

Private Sector Coordination Council (PSCC)
Membership of PSCC is comprised of the following major trade institutions, which represent most of the Palestinian private sector:
    The PSCC is chaired by a rotating secretariat between the first four members every 6 months. The PSCC has formed what is known as “The Council of the Sixty”.

    Palestinian American Chambers of Commerce (AmCham-Palestine)
    Said Baransi
    Chairman
    Tel: +970-2-297-4117
    Fax: +970-2-297-4092
    Email: info@amcham.ps
    Website: www.pal-am.com

    Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agricultural (FPCCIA)
    Jamal Jawabreh
    Secretary General
    Tel: +970-2-298-5556/7/8
    Fax: +970-2-298-2757
    Email: info@pal-chambers.org
    Website: www.pal-chambers.org

    Palestine Trade Center (PALTRADE)
    Arafat Assfour
    Chairman
    Tel: +970-2-242-8383
    Fax:: +970-2-242-2519
    Email: info@paltrade.org
    Website: www.paltrade.org

    Palestinian Businessmen Association (PBA)
    Eng. Osama Amro
    Tel: +970 (2) 2974636/7
    Fax: +970 (2) 2974004
    Email: info@pba.ps
    Website: www.pba.ps

    Business Women Forum (BWF)
    Rinad Musleh
    Executive Director
    Tel: +970-2-242-5612/3
    Fax: +970-2-242-5614
    Email: rmusleh@bwf.ps
    Website: www.bwf.ps

    Palestine Information Technology Association of Companies (PITA)
    Saeed Zeidan
    Chairman
    Tel: +970-2-241-4660
    Fax: +970-2-295-7370
    Email:info@pita.ps
    Website: www.pita.ps

    Palestinian Federation of Industries (PFI)
    Odeh Shehadeh
    General Manager
    Tel: +970-2-295-0290
    Fax: +970-2-297-7409
    Email: info@pfi.ps
    Website: www.pfi.ps

    Publicly-Traded Firms

    Visit Palestine Securities Exchange website at www.PEX.ps, click LISTED SECURITIES, then click LISTED COMPANIES INFO, which will take you to a screen where you can pick from a pull-down menu in the middle of the screen the name of any publicly-traded company and find their General Manager, chair, board members, as well as the firm’s contact information.

    Non-Traded Investment Firms

    Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)
    Iyad Joudeh
    Chairman
    Tel: +970-2-296-9600
    Fax: +970-2-296-9617
    Email: ADuaibes@pif.ps (Communications Director – Awad Duaibes)
    Website: www.pif.ps/en

    Economic Research

    Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)
    Mr. Raja Khalidi
    Director General
    Tel:  +970-2-298 7053
    Fax: +970-2-298 7055
    Email: dg@mas.ps
    Website: www.mas.ps
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