Exclusive Interview: White House’s Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan

22 June 2019, 12:00 am 1 minute

In an exclusive interview with Reuters, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner unveiled the $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation corridor to connect the West Bank and Gaza. The “peace to prosperity” plan includes 179 infrastructure and business projects.

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Exclusive Interview: White House’s Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan

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