October 2019

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Main reports: The PNA announced on 4 October that it had reached an agreement with the Government of Israel on the transfer of NIS 1.8bn in accumulated clearance revenues withheld since March 2019.

Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Mohammed Shtayyeh inaugurated Palestine’s first agricultural cluster in Qalqilya.

Al-Quds index reached 517.7 points on the last day of trading in September, a decrease of 1.1% from the previous month.

In this issue of the bulletin, we interview Dr. Ismail Daiq, a leading entrepreneur in the date palm cultivation industry and former Palestinian Minister of Agriculture.