The Palestine Investment Conference (PIC) is aimed at strengthening the economy of
Palestine and supporting a future Palestinian state. It took place in the
Convention PalaceBethlehem in 2008[1] and 2010. The conference was hosted in 2008 by Palestinian prime minister
Salam Fayyad[2] and in 2010 by Palestinian president
Mahmoud Abbas. It was attended by the official envoy of the
Quartet on the Middle East,
Tony Blair.[3] In 2010, the U.S. delegation was led by the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
George J. Mitchell.[4]
The 2008 conference was focused on large development initiatives. One outcome is the planned city of
Rawabi.[5][6] The 2010 conference focused on
small and medium enterprises.[7]
^Adam Hanieh: Class and State in the West Bank. Neoliberalism under Occupation. In: Adam Hanieh, Lineages ef Revolt. Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East,
Haymerked Books, 2013.