March 2022

HEAdlines

  • 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 in Palestine.
  • On 17 February, the United States launched the Small and Medium Enterprise Assistance for Recovery and Transition Project (SMART) to support Palestinian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
  • On 3 February, the Ministry of National Economy announced the export of the first container shipment as part of a three-month initiative to ship goods through Al-Karama Crossing/ King Hussein Bridge.
  • The Al-Quds index reached 615.3 points on the last day of trading in February, an increase of 0.38% from the previous month.