January 2022

On 30 December 2021, a draft of the new companies’ law was published in the Palestinian Official Gazette and is currently available on the Ministry of National Economy’s

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February 2022

On 17 January 2022, the Palestinian Council of Ministers established a special unit to manage the complex issues related to net lending. January saw the

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March 2022

On 9 February, the World Bank published its assessment of the Palestinian digital economy. In February, three agreements were signed to launch electricity generation projects

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April 2022

On 31 March, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, approved the public budget for the 2022 fiscal year with a deficit estimated at $1.1bn, a 30%

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May 2022

The general price level in Palestine has been steadily increasing since December 2021, with March 2022 recording the highest inflation rate over the past two

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June 2022

The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHCL) met on 9 – 10 May 2022 to consider development needs and propose policy steps to help address the

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July 2022

The last two months have witnessed significant donor re-engagement in assistance to Palestine, with the release of frozen EU funds, the signing of serveral agreements

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August 2022

The agricultural sector has a strategic role in achieving food security and generating employment in most developing economies, yet it remains one of the least

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September 2022

On 29 August, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team concluded a two week visit to the West Bank and Gaza to assess recent economic

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October 2022

On 22 September, the twice-yearly Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) met in New York to track progress made since May and support individual, multilateral, and

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November 2022

In October, thousands of Palestinian families tended to their olive groves during theolive picking season. On 9 October, the Ministry of National Economy presented a

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