Business & Economy
Taybeh: The only Palestinian Brewery – BBC Middle East Business Report

Rightsizing Telecoms
Time for Competition to PALTEL (English/Arabic)
The largest and most actively traded public company in Palestine has opened its doors to Israeli ownership. First reported on 24/6/99 in the Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz, the Peace Technology Fund, better known as the “[Shimon] Peres Fund”, has purchased 3.3% of PALTEL’s shares for $9 Million. Subsequent news articles in the Palestinian press stated that 1.5 Million shares were purchased.
Telecommunications in Palestine: Another Year of Cloudiness (English/Arabic)
A follow-up to Sam’s 1997 overview of the telecommunications sector in Palestine, “Telecommunications in Palestine: Growing Pains (English/Arabic)”.
Telecommunications in Palestine: Growing Pains (English/Arabic)
Published in Al-Quds newspaper (Palestine) on January 20, 1998 and in the Al-Haya newspaper (UK) on February 18, 1998. In English and Arabic.