January 2015

THE 100th ISSUE OF THE BULLETINThe Portland Trust celebrates the 100th issue of the Palestinian Economic Bulletin The Portland Trust, in collaboration with the Palestine

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February 2015

Main reports: In Q3 2014 Palestinian quarterly GDP was 7.4% lower than in Q3 2013. In the West Bank it increased by 1.5% year-on-year, while

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March 2015

Main reports: Exports of produce from Gaza to Israel resumed for the first time since 2007. In 2014 a total of 265 olive presses processed

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April 2015

Main reports: The World Bank produced a report on Palestine’s electricity sector, citing non-payment to the Israel Electric Corporation as a hindrance to fiscal and

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May 2015

Main reports: More than eight months after the end of the Gaza war in the summer of 2014, the subsequent reconstruction works have been much

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June 2015

Main reports: The RAND Corporation presented a report aimed at estimating the costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The comprehensive study builds on detailed analysis to

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July 2015

Main reports: The PNA Ministry of Public Works and Housing announced the official commencement of a new “residential” stream under the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism, aimed

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August 2015

Main reports: This month the Bulletin interviews HE Abeer Odeh, who was sworn in as Minister of National Economy in early August. Prior to becoming

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September 2015

Main reports: In September, the new Palestinian city of Rawabi welcomed its first residents, 2,000 people are expected to live there by the end of

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October 2015

Main reports: In mid-September 2015, the Egyptian authorities carried out operations to close illegal trade tunnels connecting Gaza and Egypt. At the same time, slow

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November 2015

Main reports: The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2016 ranked Palestine 129 out of 189 economies globally, a decline of two positions from 2015. In

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December 2015

Main reports: On 19 November, the Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Mr Hussein Al-Sheikh and Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the “Territories” (COGAT) Maj.

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