Palestine
Policy-making amid war in Gaza
Bank of Israel has implemented a textbook crisis response, but uncertainty remains
Palestine Monetary Authority launches new payment system
Governor says authority is planning measures to discourage the use of cash
Palestine Monetary Authority governor resigns early
Government quickly nominates senior PMA official to take place of Azzam Shawwa
PMA tries to mediate dispute over bank account closures
Banks in Palestine caught between Fatah gunmen and Israel Defense Forces order
People: Governors reappointed; Fed gets new CIO
Reappointments in Egypt and Palestine; Fed picks chief information officer; new financial stability head in Iceland
Bank of Israel tells banks to close as rocket attacks continue
Supervisors mandate “emergency procedures” as clashes escalate in the Gaza Strip
Palestine’s Shawwa unveils microfinance initiative
Sector is a “central pillar” of Palestine’s financial and social stability, PMA governor says
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
The IFF China Report 2019: New globalisation – The path to the future
Multilateral rules and multilateral bodies will need to be upgraded in the coming years to better represent the shift in economic gravity towards Asia, which has emerged as the largest contributor to global growth during the past decade.
Outstanding contribution for capacity building: Warren Coats
For his extraordinary life’s work in helping to put more than 20 central banks – from those in former Soviet republics to those recovering from war – on a sounder footing
Palestine launches financial inclusion strategy
PMA hopes to push inclusion rate up to at least 50% by 2025
West Bank weakness drives economic slowdown in Palestine
Palestine Monetary Authority notes “significant drop” in West Bank conditions index
People: Palestine Monetary Authority appoints new deputy governor
New members appointed to Finnish and Swiss boards
PMA stresses accord with Israel as banks threaten to pull out
Governor Azzam Shawwa says Palestinian banks conform to global standards, as the Israeli government steps in to offer assurances to its banks providing correspondent services
Palestine Monetary Authority forecasts slowdown amid ‘political impasse’
Authority sees likelihood of “slackening trend” of growth in coming years as Gaza Strip “siege” continues and restrictions affect the West Bank
PMA aims for better credit allocation with upgraded scoring system
Palestine Monetary Authority rolls out latest version of its credit scoring system; new categories and adjusted variables designed to improve credit allocation
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Shawwa succeeds Al-Wazir as Palestine governor
Azzam Shawwa set to take over as Palestine Monetary Authority chief as Jihad Al Wazir’s eight years at the helm draw to a close
Gaza blockade adds to leap in Palestinian inflation
Low oil prices are not fully offsetting a fuel crisis in the Gaza Strip as a continued blockade causes rapid price rises in certain goods, a Palestine Monetary Authority inflation report finds
Bank of Israel studies economic damage from conflict
Latest hostilities between Israel and Palestine cost the Israeli economy around 0.3% of GDP, with effects stemming from falling tourism and lower consumption, annual report finds