Palestinian Economic Bulletin 2010 Archive

Click here to download Issue 51 - December 2010

Main reports: Unemployment in the Palestinian Territory rose from 22.9% in Q2 2010 to 26.6% in Q3 2010. The increase is attributed to the influx of graduates into the job market in...

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Click here to download Issue 50 - November 2010

Main reports: The results of the first Palestinian foreign investment survey were released on 13 October. Figures show that foreign investment in the Palestinian Territory reached...

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Click here to download Issue 49 - October 2010

Main reports: Palestinian membership of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) was granted on 14 September. The subsequent establishment of a Palestinian-Israeli arbitration c...

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Click here to download Issue 48 - September 2010

Main reports: Unemployment in the West Bank fell from 16.5% in Q1 2010 to 15.2% in Q2 2010 (according to the ILO definition). In Gaza, unemployment rose from 33.9% to 39.3% over th...

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Click here to download Issue 47 - August 2010

Main reports: The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has appointed a local representative to raise awareness about its Investment Guarantee Trust Fund. Eligible invest...

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Click here to download Issue 46 - July 2010

Main reports: The Government of Israel has taken steps to ease the flow of goods into the Gaza Strip. Special arrangements have been established for the entry of construction mater...

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Click here to download Issue 45 - June 2010

Main reports: Construction of the first electricity generating power station in the West Bank was announced at the Palestine Investment Conference. The Energy Authority has dedicat...

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Click here to download Issue 44 - May 2010

Main reports: Private sector credit from the banking sector was $1.56bn at the end of January 2010, up from $1.18bn at the end of December 2008. The loan to deposit ratio was 36%,...

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Click here to download Issue 43 - April 2010

Main reports: In January 2010 medium term business confidence in the West Bank was higher than at any point in the previous year. 74% of businesses in the West Bank expected produc...

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Click here to download Issue 42 - March 2010

Main reports: On 14 February the Palestinian Monetary Authority announced that a new fully electronic interbank payment system will be launched in September 2010.

A number o...

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Click here to download Issue 41 - February 2010

Main reports: On 28 January a new $50m Palestinian private equity fund was announced by the Palestine Investment Fund and Abraaj Capital. $15m has been secured for the fund and the...

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Click here to download Issue 40 - January 2010

Main reports: The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reports that GDP is largely unchanged, decreasing by less than 1% in Q3 2009 compared to Q2 2009. A 5.5% increase was rep...

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