Investing in the PA areas: rules for doing business, franchising opportunities
Article Abstract:
Investments in the West Bank and Gaza promise to be more lucrative with the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (PA) areas. The PA area is designed primarily to encourage Palestinian investment in several sectors of the economy. One of the requirements being imposed on PA areas with regards to foreign companies planning to distribute goods is the need to qualify for an exception from the Ministry of Economy and Trade. The middlemen and distributors of foreign companies are also required to register at the Ministry's Registrar of Distributors and Middlemen before they are allowed to transact business on behalf of foreign companies.
Publication Name: Middle East Executive Reports
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0271-0498
Year: 1997
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The way it turned out - current constraints on investment
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An extremely adverse trade environment prevented the expected increase of private investment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip following the peace accords signed in the early 1990s by Palestinian and Israeli authorities. The main factor affecting the areas' trade regime since 1993 is the imposition of strict controls at the borders, which include stringent security requirements and procedures on labor and goods and the recurrence of intermittent closures. Such closures and corresponding trade restrictions resulted in a distortion of incentives for both consumers and producers.
Publication Name: Middle East Executive Reports
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0271-0498
Year: 1998
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