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Economic restrictions in the West Bank exact $50 billion toll between 2000 and 2020

Economic restrictions in the West Bank exact $50 billion toll between 2000 and 2020

Ending the occupation of Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is critical for the sustainable development of the Occupied Palestinian Territory because it will enable the Palestinian people to grow their economy severalfold.

Palestinian economy reels under COVID-19 impact, enduring poverty and unemployment

Palestinian economy reels under COVID-19 impact, enduring poverty and unemployment

UNCTAD urges the international community to extend sufficient and predictable financial support to the Palestinian people to alleviate suffering and prevent a deep socioeconomic crisis from worsening.

UNCTAD supports Palestine to update its debt management system

UNCTAD supports Palestine to update its debt management system

A new technical assistance project will modernize the Palestinian debt management system and train officials.

Palestinian officials trained on trade policymaking and negotiations

Palestinian officials trained on trade policymaking and negotiations

Training equips experts and policymakers to engage effectively in bilateral and regional negotiations on trade in services.

Counting the economic costs of two decades of occupation

Counting the economic costs of two decades of occupation

A detailed UNCTAD study and economic dataset shows that without closures and military operations, GDP per capita in the West Bank in 2019 would have been 44% higher than its actual value.

Closures and other measures of Israeli occupation in the West Bank since 2000 exact $58 billion toll

Closures and other measures of Israeli occupation in the West Bank since 2000 exact $58 billion toll

The West Bank has suffered two decades of arrested development and poverty.

COVID-19 and threats of annexation compound a permanent crisis of occupation

COVID-19 and threats of annexation compound a permanent crisis of occupation

The pandemic, combined with other negative occupation-related developments, make 2020 the worst year for the Palestinian people since the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994.

Palestine faces hard road ahead to recovery from COVID-19 shock

Palestine faces hard road ahead to recovery from COVID-19 shock

New UNCTAD simulations show the coronavirus pandemic will have a significant impact on the already shattered Palestinian economy.

Israeli occupation cost Gaza $16.7 billion in past decade - UNCTAD estimates

Israeli occupation cost Gaza $16.7 billion in past decade - UNCTAD estimates

Prolonged closure and military operations have left Gaza’s regional economy on the verge of collapse.

COVID-19 devastates Palestine’s shattered economy

COVID-19 devastates Palestine’s shattered economy

Under occupation, the Palestinian National Authority lacks the policy space and economic tools to deal with the massive challenge posed by the pandemic.