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This paper examines the performance of the Palestinian economy on the 10 business environment indicators reported in the latest edition of the Doing Business series by the World Bank, based on data gathered in early 2007. It examines the reported business environment indicators for the West Bank and Gaza in a regional context, relating the evidence to the same measures for selected countries in the Middle East and in the Maghreb - Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon (the JEL countries), as well the Maghreb countries, Tunisia and Morocco. For comparison purposes, the analysis also contrasts the business environment performance of the Palestinian economy to that for Israel.