Palestinian economy

Weddings resume in Gaza, although on smaller scale, due to post-war challenges

Since the destruction of roughly 93 percent of hotels and wedding halls, celebrations are now held at private homes or modest venues.

Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025.
Palestinians shop at a market in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 21, 2025.

Palestinian economy suffers worst-ever collapse after Israel-Hamas conflict, UN says

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, at the White House on Sunday.

G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links

 Palestinian workers in Israel

Palestinian unemployment rate seen spiking to over 50% amid Gaza war, ILO says


Arab League again seeks to rescue Palestinian Authority economy

Monthly safety net agreed to again but there’s still no guarantees.

Downtown Hebron shopping area in the Palestinian Authority H1 controlled section of the city, February, 2018

Replace incitement with sound government

It’s high time for change. The Palestinian people deserve leaders who will give them not only jobs, healthcare and electricity, but sound governance – not bullets and incitement.

Palestinian children hold models depicting the Dome of the Rock during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the central Gaza Strip December 15, 2017

U.N. opens $539m. humanitarian appeal to help prevent Gaza catastrophe

World Bank: Trade with outside world needed to improve economy.

Palestinian children play as a girl held by her mother looks out of the window of house in the northern Gaza Strip February 12, 2018. Picture taken February 12, 2018

Israeli, Palestinian ministers hold rare meeting amid criticism

Invited by the French, the meeting comes amid frosty ties between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Economy Minister Eli Cohen (left) met with Palestinian counterpart Abeer Odeh (right) in Paris last week with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) to discuss steps to improve the Palestinian economy

Senior Abbas adviser denies Israel's accusations of slay-for-pay terror

A possible successor for PA President Mahmoud Abbas said democratic institutions and elections are a must.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives to attend the meeting of the Palestinian Central Council in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 14, 2018.

Indonesia to allow tariff-free import of some Palestinian goods

Indonesia has long been a supporter of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Customers sit outside of a Starbucks cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia July 1, 2017.

Even economic peace requires PA reform

Current donor efforts to prop up the Palestinian economy, while well intentioned and much needed, are no substitute for the internal participatory systems of transparency and accountability.

A STREET in Ramallah. The Palestinian economy is suffering.

Will Israel revamp its process for vetting Palestinian workers?

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan stated at the scene of the attack that the policy of providing Palestinians with permits should be examined, "but no hasty decisions should be made."

A general view shows where a Palestinian terrorist killed three Israeli guards and wounded a fourth before being killed himself in Har Adar yesterday.

World Bank calls for steps to bolster Palestinian economy

The World Bank had several recommendations for the region that could help the Palestinian economy.

A Palestinian vendor sells vegetables at a market in Gaza City

Palestinian women in east Jerusalem struggling for job integration

Lack of education, employment opportunities leaves 87% of Arab women out of the labor market.

Palestinian entrepreneur Samar Hijjo, who developed the mobile application ''Baby Sitter"