اﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺮ اﻟﺴﻨﻮي - Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Prime Minister’s Visit to PCBS
Prime Minister: PCBS is one of the key pillars of the Palestinian State
The Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, visited PCBS headquarters on July 17, 2008. The visit included a number of activities
and meetings with a number of senior staff in PCBS. The Prime Minister affirmed that PCBS is an important and effective
institution as well as a key pillar of the state building among institutions. Dr. Fayyad also pointed out during his visit to
the crucial role of PCBS in preparing the PNA agencies and the needed assistance of PCBS to raise statistical awareness
among official agencies and NGOs especially in the early stages of building. PCBS, according to Dr. Fayyad, is Palestine’s
portal to the world since Palestine is part of the set of countries where international statistical standards applied. PCBS is
committed to independence and transparency concepts, according to Dr. Fayyad, which required disseminating information
as it is and accurately within specific period of time. The information is prepared properly and on periodic manner, which
shows the advanced level PCBS has reached. Dr. Fayyad also affirmed that PCBS is the sole address for reliable data for
economic activities forecasts on the medium term and beyond, and to arrive to an advanced state of professional and
technical institutional building. This had made PCBS deserve the status it occupied.
Dr. Fayyad stated that the achievements of PCBS are highly satisfactory and deserve to be proud of especially in Palestine.
Each step towards development would bring us closer to realizing the Palestinian dream of ending the occupation and
establishing the Palestinian state. The Prime Minister acknowledged the massive role and achievements of PCBS compared
to other countries especially being established and operated despite the Israeli occupation that doesn’t spare a chance to
hinder the process of institutional building.
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