Palestinian Minister of Economy Khaled al-Asaily told Al Jazeera Sept. 20 that preparations are underway to hold an Arab investment conference on Palestine, in Cairo before the end of 2019. The conference in particular would focus on real estate investment, under the Arab League’s umbrella, with purely Arab initiatives, away from the US "deal of the century."
During his participation in the 104th session of the Arab League's Economic and Social Council in Cairo, which took place Sept. 4-6 and was chaired by Palestine, Asaily said, “The discussion focused on investments in Palestine, which prompted a United Arab Emirates participant [unidentified] to propose an investment conference on Palestine. However, we asked that the conference be under the umbrella of the Arab League, not other parties.”
