January 2021
PCBS forecasts published in December 2020 confirm that prospects for growth in 2021 could be on the upturn. The second annual International Conference for Entrepreneurship
February 2021
The Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce and the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions have agreed with the Ministry of Labour to raise the
March 2021
The Palestine Investment Fund signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company on 21 February to develop the Gaza Marine gas
April 2021
The World Bank approved on 5 March a $15m grant aimed at aiding Palestinian municipalities in continuing to provide essential services, and to create jobs
August 2021
Public revenues increased by 29.4% in the first half of 2021 compared to the corresponding period in 2020. The Government of Israel announced on 28th July
September 2021
Hussein Al-Sheikh, Head of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority, announced on 31 August that the process to upgrade to 4G in the West Bank has
October 2021
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has resorted to arrears accumulation to manage the ongoing budget crisis. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Tourism and
November 2021
On 3 November, the EU provided $18.8m to help the PNA pay October’s salaries and pensions for staff in the health and education sector. At
December 2021
As Palestinians lit the Christmas tree outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity on 4 December, the struggling tourism businesses in the West Bank were preparing