Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 10

9-Mar-2009

Palestine

International Donors Pledge $4.48Bn Aid For Gaza And Palestine

Officials from 85 governments and international organization meeting in Sharm-al-Shaikh, Egypt on 2 March pledged a total $4.48bn of aid for Gaza and the Palestinian economy. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abou al-Ghait told a news conference that the pledges represented new funding, which would be paid over the next two years. Gulf Arab countries pledged a total $1.65bn,...