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18 The National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014 SECTION 1: Setting the Context The vision of this Government is a Gaza that is fully integrated into the State of Palestine, politically, socially, and economically, and - through it - with the rest of the world. This vision assumes that local and international movement of goods and people is reliable and secure via two safe passages and a permanent territorial link, facilitating increased tourism and a thriving private sector. Looking beyond the immediate recovery and reconstruction effort, further priority infrastructure projects will be required to address the public and private deficit that has resulted from the blockade and to catalyze Gaza’s potential to contribute to Palestinian economic growth. Substantial additional investment is required to provide the infrastructural and economic foundation for Gaza – and Palestine - to thrive. Under this vision, in five years, a reconstructed Gaza will be open for business, fully engaged with the West Bank economy, and attracting international investment and tourism. In ten years, Gaza will be a rapidly growing, export-oriented economy, with increased trade and domestic prosperity and reduced aid dependency.
19 1.4 The Private Sector: A Key Role in Economic Revival Gaza’s businesses have previously been amongst the most productive in Palestine, and its residents have remained dynamic and resilient. Strong opportunities for medium- and long-term growth in Gaza exist in various areas, including the manufacturing, technology, agriculture, tourism, energy, and construction sectors. Gaza enjoys a number of assets and sources of strength, including a substantial young, highly literate, and entrepreneurial labor force, a strategic geographic location in a narrow land corridor between North Africa and the Middle East, coastal assets that could be developed for year-round tourism, and significant, yet-to-be-developed energy resources. Under different conditions, Gaza-based businesses can transform the coastal region and Palestine into a hub for trade of goods and services, servicing markets in Europe and the Middle East. Palestinian companies will play a key role in the recovery and reconstruction efforts, both as ‘implementers’ of interventions and recipients of assistance if relevant. The Government will provide the proper enabling environment for the private sector to work efficiently. While implementing this Plan, priority will be given to creating favorable conditions for local economic development through the activation of the private sector. The Government will leverage the private sector via Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in infrastructure development. It will seek to put in place an enhanced range of financing and insurance mechanisms for those who invest in Gaza. In addition, it will harmonize West Bank and Gaza laws and provide incentives for investment in Gaza through the introduction of specific initiatives. While various interventions are planned for the revitalization of the private sector, this objective cannot be achieved without ensuring the removal of the blockade and access and movement restrictions, allowing for normal trade between Gaza and the West Bank, neighboring countries, and world markets.
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