May 2023

HEAdlines

  • On 3 May, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) met in Brussels to track progress made since September 2022 to support individuals, multilateral and international efforts to improve economic and institutional conditions in Palestine
  • Deployment of the fibre optics network continued in 2022, growing from an estimated 3,000 subscribers in 2021 to 51,759 by the end of 2022
  • On 3 April, the Palestinian Cabinet approved an emergency budget for 2023
  • On 12 April, the Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute organised a roundtable discussion on activating the Unified National Social Registry
  • Al-Quds index reached 654.3 points in April 2023, a 0.36% decrease from the previous month