January 2013

Main reports: The PCBS released a report on the Palestinian economy which reviews recent trends and provides forecasts for the year 2013. A report by

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February 2013

Main reports: Extraordinarily heavy rainfall, snow and storms during the beginning of January caused major damage to the Palestinian agricultural sector. The second ‘Start-up Weekend

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March 2013

Main reports: Since 3 February, Egyptian authorities have been flooding a large number of the trade tunnels connecting Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Palestine

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April 2013

Main reports: The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approved the Palestinian Authority budget for 2013, which reached $3.81bn. During March the Palestinian Political Risk Insurance was

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May 2013

Main reports: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has developed and launched the Business Cycle Indicator, a monthly index which aims to capture the state and

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June 2013

Main reports: Between January and April 2013, the Palestinian Authority received 47% of the expected foreign aid budget support for the year, but only 9%

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July 2013

Main report: In Q1 2013 Palestinian real GDP decreased by 5.1% with respect to the previous quarter and was 2.7% higher than in Q1 2012.

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August 2013

Main reports: Among other recent IT developments, Fast Forward, the West Bank’s first start-up accelerator, has completed a five week pre-acceleration summer bootcamp. The Palestine

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September 2013

Main reports: The IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department conducted an estimation of the revenue cost of the Palestinian Authority’s income tax holiday provisions. The fourth annual

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October 2013

Main reports: The Palestinian Authority prepared its biannual report assessing the Palestinian economy for the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting. The Office of the Quartet

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November 2013

Main reports: A recent study by the World Bank assesses the potential economic benefits of lifting restrictions on, and obstacles to, Palestinian investment in Area

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December 2013

Main reports: In 2012 total Palestinian imports of goods reached $4,697m, while the total value of exports amounted to $782m. This represents an increase of

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