LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY" SITE ON STATE

UNCLAS JERUSALEM 001034 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE; NEA/IPA FOR WILLIAMS/SHAMPAINE/BELGRADE/HARRIS; NSC FOR ABRAMS/WATERS; TREASURY FOR SZUBIN/LOEFFLER/NUGENT/HIRSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PHUM SENV KWBG SUBJECT: LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY" SITE ON STATE OPENNET ¶1. CONSULATE GENERAL JERUSALEM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY," A NEW COMMUNITY WEB SITE FACILITATED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE WEB SITE IS A COLLECTION OF IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY, DESIGNED TO HELP FACILITATE INFORMATION SHARING WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE WHO WORK ON PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC ISSUES. ¶2. THE SITE HOSTS NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM THE WORLD BANK, UN AGENCIES, IMF, PALTRADE, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY. THE MOST RECENT ENTRIES ARE POSTED ON THE MAIN PAGE, AND THE ARCHIVES ARE SEARCHABLE AND FILED BY TOPIC. POST ENCOURAGES READERS TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SITE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW CONTENT. WE HOPE THAT THE "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY" COMMUNITY WILL BECOME YOUR FIRST DESTINATION WHEN SEARCHING FOR OFF-THE-SHELF STATISTICS AND INFORMATION. ¶3. YOU CAN VISIT THE SITE ON THE OPENNET SYSTEM AT: HTTP://WWWW.INTELINK.GOV/COMMUNITIES/STATE/PA LECON/ WALLES