Fourth Annual Palestinian Capital Market Forum is Held on 09/11/2010

Forum to Address the Topic of Investor Relations and the Mitigation of Crisis in the Market Place

RAMALLAH, Palestine, November 1, 2010 - The Palestine Exchange announced today the convening of its
Fourth Annual Palestinian Capital Market Forum (www.pex.ps/forum) to
be held in Ramallah on the West Bank on Tuesday, 9 November 2010. The Forum
will focus its deliberations on the topic of Investor Relations and how best
practice is a reliable safety net to mitigate against market risks and
turmoil. Held annually, the Forum this year will be held under the auspices
and participation of H.E. Dr. Salam Fyyad, Palestinian Prime Minister, whose
government is pinned on nation building under best practice governance and
market liberalization.

The Forum constitutes a major attraction for Palestine's
financial and capital markets community; it is the place to meet listed
companies, regulators, Palestine Exchange Executives, Analysts, Brokers,
Bankers and other business leaders who converge annually to take stock of the
Exchanges steady performance and market steadfastness despite a tumultuous
year for regional markets and a lingering Global financial crisis.

"In order to bring best practice into the Forum, we have
invited a number of Western speakers who are experts in Investor Relations
and Investment attraction in key international markets. Speakers will also
address topics such as; financial communications; Governance and crisis
management in the market place," said Ahmad Aweidah, CEO of the Palestine
Exchange. "This year our main speakers come from developed markets with
developed best practice in Investor Relations and Fund Management. We wanted
to raise the bar in Palestine on the whole value of Investor Relations and
how this communication function, can help investors, listed companies and the
whole market react professionally to market changes and opportunities. We are
located in a very politically hot region, and as such the function of
succinct communications and best practice investor relations are key to
wither crisis and volatile situations in our market. We hope that this
special focus on IR will influence the spread of this function among all our
listed companies. Our role is not limited to listing, and disclosure only, it
naturally extends towards creating a culture for constant and professional
communications among all the Exchange's community," added Mr. Aweideh.

Some of the speakers for this year include: James Martin,
General Manager Middle East and Africa, Nasdaq OMX; Claire Fargeot, Partner,
Buchanan Communications a leading IR specialist, UK; Frank Ford, Director,
Capital Precision, UK; Miranda Lane, Finance Talking Ltd, UK and Bashar
Zakaria, Emerging Market Advisor/Analyst & Finance Professor with California
State University & Retirement System, USA.

The Palestine Exchange which recently rebranded itself in
prelude to it becoming a public shareholding company itself in a move to
offer more attractiveness to investors and transparency in its governing
structures, has had a good performance over the course of last year. Its
listed companies distributed dividends exceeding USD 630 million during the
period 2006-2010, making the annual average distribution of dividends at USD
126 million. A market with this performance when the region has had to
withstand some underperformance deserves to improve the communication
function of its listed companies with the outside world. There are more
opportunities waiting to be communicated to investors abroad according to
Exchange management. As a sign of growing interest in its activities; The
Forum has managed to attract Palestine's leading listed companies; Palestine
Development & Investment Company (PADICO Holding) and Paltel Group (Paltel)
to be its diamond sponsors; in addition to a silver sponsorship from
international Financial Advisory firm Ernst & Young.

In order to help spread the word on the Exchange and its
listed companies during this upcoming Forum, the Exchange has chosen PR
NEWSWIRE and Ellam Tam as its media sponsor. "The choice to work with PR
NEWSWIRE is further evidence of our sincere desire to bring more tools and
channels for communicating the many good opportunities at global standards to
the world," concluded Mr. Aweidah. Ellam Tam a local Strategic Communications
agency specialized in business communications is the local representative of
PR NEWSWIRE in the Palestinian Market and has a focus on IR in its service
lines.

    For more information Contact:

    Fida' Musleh Azar
    Head of Public Relations & Investor Education
    Tel: +970(or 972)2-2403903
    Mobile: +970(or 972)599-828-608
    Email: fida.azar@pex.ps, www.pex.ps

    Ola Sawaftah Abu Rub
    Media Monitoring Supervisor
    Tel: + 970 or (972)2-2-2409105/7
    E-mail:ola@ellamtam.com

    Website: www.ellamtam.com

For more information Contact: Fida' Musleh Azar, Head of Public Relations & Investor Education, Tel: +970(or 972)2-2403903, Mobile: +970(or 972)599-828-608, Email: fida.azar at pex.ps, www.pex.ps; Ola Sawaftah Abu Rub, Media Monitoring Supervisor, Tel: + 970 or (972)2-2-2409105/7, E-mail:ola at ellamtam.com