GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY
(last updated Feb. 17, 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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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 Shtayyeh
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 Khaled Osaily
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 Dr. Ishaq Sider
Tel: +970-2-294-3333
Fax: +970-2-241-9348
Email: pr@mtit.pna.ps
Website: www.mtit.pna.ps
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister Riad Al-Atari
Tel: +970-2-240-3360
Fax: +970-2-240-3361
Email: minister@moa.pna.ps
Website: moa.pna.ps
Ministry of Labor
Minister Dr. Nasri Abu Jaish
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 Rula Ma’ayah
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)
Azzam Al-Shawwa
Governor
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
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)
Haytham Wahidi
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:
- Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (FPCCIA)
- Palestinian Federation of Industries (PFI)
- Palestine Trade Centre (PALTRADE)
- Palestinian Businessmen’s Associations (PBA)
- Palestinian Information Technology Association of Companies (PITA)
- Administrative Services for Tourism Industry (ASTAP)
- Association of Banks in Palestine (ABP)
- Palestinian Contractors Union (PCU)
- Palestinian Insurance Federation (PIF)
- Palestinian Shipper’s Council (PSC)
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
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.
Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)
Dr. Mohammad Mustafa
Chairman
Tel: +970-2-296-9600
Fax: +970-2-296-9617
Email: ADuaibes@pif.ps (Communications Director – Awad Duaibes)
Website: www.pif.ps/en
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
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)
Dr. Mohammad Mustafa
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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