PNA: EU TO HELP PALESTINIAN TRADE WITH ARAB COUNTRIES
(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 19 - The European Commission
has signed an agreement with the Palestine Trade Centre
(PalTrade) and the Palestinian Shippers' Council (PSC), to help
promote Palestinian trade with neighbouring Arab countries and
improve market access for Palestinian products.
The project, which is worth 432.614 euro, will last for 17
months. The first phase of the project will involve
comprehensive research and identification of the improvements
for existing trade corridors into Egypt and Jordan. The private
sector will be heavily involved in this research phase,
providing in-depth analysis of the current situation, and
recommendations for the future.
The second component of the project will focus on engaging
the Palestinian and Israeli public sectors, as well as officials
in third countries (Jordan, Egypt), to promote policies and
measures that will help to facilitate trade. The project will
also produce an Export Information Guide on trade logistics for
the use of Palestinian exporters. In addition, it will provide
logistical cost analysis on importing from Egypt and
Jordan.(ANSAmed).
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