VOL. XLVI

No 40

06-October-2003

PALESTINE

REGIONAL ECONOMIES

But There Is Some Cause For Optimism, Says The IMF

The IMF, in a paper published on 15 September The West Bank and Gaza: Economic Performance and Reform Under Conflict Conditions confirms the view of an economy under deep stress, but it also observes that the Palestinian economy continues to function nevertheless. Ways can be found to do business, it says, and while the conflict has exacerbated conditions of poverty, extended family...