mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁rose ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1 . 5   mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁New ▁car ▁imports ▁increased ▁by ▁ 4 4 ▁percent . ▁New ▁sho pping ▁m alls ▁opened ▁in ▁Jen in ▁and ▁N ab lus . ▁Palest in ian ▁developers ▁are ▁planning ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁Palest in ian ▁city , ▁Raw abi . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Germany , ▁in ▁which ▁Germany ▁don ated ▁ 1 3   mill ion ▁eu ros ▁to ▁start ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Jen in ▁Indust rial ▁Est ate . ▁Const ruction ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁start ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁efforts ▁and ▁discuss ions ▁continued ▁between ▁local ▁leaders ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁World ▁Bank ▁President ▁Robert ▁Zo el lick , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Regional ▁Co operation ▁Minister , ▁Sil van ▁Sh alom , ▁announced ▁a ▁pilot ▁project ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁" p il ot " ▁pipe ▁ 1 8 0   km ▁long ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁The ▁pipe ▁would ▁p ump ▁ 2 0 0   mill ion ▁cub ic ▁meters ▁per ▁year . ▁Half ▁of ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁des alin ated ▁for ▁Jordan ian ▁consumption ▁and ▁half ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea .