Palestine
PMA governor calls on Palestinians to use electronic payments
Businesses in West Bank and Gaza continue to register negative growth
PMA launches loan scheme for Palestinians barred from Israel
Monetary authority aims to help workers set up business projects in West Bank
PMA launches instant payments amid Gaza cash shortage
Instant payments rolled out as most banks in Gaza have suffered “partial or total destruction”
Policy-making amid war in Gaza
Bank of Israel has implemented a textbook crisis response, but uncertainty remains
Central banks must brace for another energy shock
Conflict between Israel and Hamas adds to the risk of inflation and recession, says Paul Mortimer-Lee
Prospects for Palestinian economy ‘bleak’, IMF says
Fiscal crisis and “volatile” security situation undermine hopes of recovery
Palestine weathers ‘complex crises’ but faces further slowdown
Unemployment remains high and the government’s budget under severe stress
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