July 2012

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Main reports: A release from the PCBS shows about a quarter of the Palestinian population lived below the poverty line in 2011.

June salaries for public sector employees were delayed by a week.

Publicis Groupe acquires 20% of Zoom Advertising.

The French Development Agency launched a five year Private Sector Development Cluster project.

In Q1 2012 the current account deficit increased by 82.5% compared with the last quarter.

A solar power plant in Jericho will be connected to the Jerusalem District Electricity Company for a week of pilot testing.