VOL. XLIII
No. 46
13-November-2000
PALESTINE
Palestinian Poverty Rate Could Reach 28% By Year-End Says World Bank
According to the World Bank, Israels policy of continued tight closure as it exists at end of October 2000 will have dire consequences for the Palestinian economy with declining production and trade and steeply rising unemployment and poverty rates. This latest assessment of the impact of the ongoing conflict on Palestinian economic performance states that recent confrontations and...
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