January 2012

Main reports: In the run up to the 2012 budget Prime Minister Dr Salam Fayyad has warned that the Palestinian Authority will need to raise

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February 2012

Main reports: The Cabinet and the Coordination Council of the Private Sector have reached an understanding on income and corporation tax reform. President of the

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March 2012

Main reports: 34 listed companies out of 45 achieved profits during 2011. Total profits before tax exceeded $240m. The Netherlands will donate a new cargo

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April 2012

Main reports: The 2012 Palestinian Authority Budget has been approved. The total budget is $3.54bn, with the recurrent deficit forecast to decrease to less than

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May 2012

Main reports: Ahead of the UNCTAD XIII Conference a panel discussion considered potential areas for Arab cooperation to assist the Palestinian economy. VAT revenues increased

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June 2012

Main reports: The first truck load of clothes to leave Gaza in five years was shipped through Kerem Shalom en route to J.D. Williams, a

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July 2012

Main reports: A release from the PCBS shows about a quarter of the Palestinian population lived below the poverty line in 2011. June salaries for

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August 2012

Main reports: The Palestinian Authority and Government of Israel have agreed on new arrangements regarding the transfer of goods between Israel and the Palestinian Territory

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September 2012

Main reports: The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) is reported to owe the Israeli Electric Corporation (IEC) $105m in outstanding debts. Sadara Ventures, a $30m

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October 2012

Main reports: The Palestinian Information Technology Association of Companies hosted the 9th annual EXPOTECH Technology Week. New figures show that the international investment position of

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November 2012

Main reports: The World Bank’s annual ‘Doing Business’ report uses a series of indicators to quantify the ease and difficulty for a local entrepreneur to

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December 2012

Main report: Al-Rafah Microfinance Bank and the Arab Palestinian Investment Bank announced the signing of their merger agreement and the creation of The National Bank

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