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Gaza’s GDP plummeted 81% in the last quarter of 2023, leaving its economy in ruins

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Economic crisis worsens in Occupied Palestinian Territory amid ongoing Gaza conflict

Gaza: Unprecedented destruction will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse

UNCTAD report exposes economic strain on Palestinian welfare in West Bank due to Israeli restrictions

Report on UNCTAD's assistance to the Palestinian people

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Occupation, fragmentation and poverty in the West Bank

Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people

Preliminary assessment of the economic impact of the destruction in Gaza and prospects for economic recovery

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It could take Gaza's economy until 2092 to fully recover

Cost of war: Palestinian economy will need decades to recover and rebuild

Israel-Gaza crisis: Palestinian economy needs billions to rebuild and much more to grow

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02 Dec 2024

Occupation, fragmentation and poverty in the West Bank

18 Sep 2024

Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: the economic impact of the Israeli military operation in Gaza from October 2023 to May 2024

23 Jul 2024

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

31 Jan 2024

Preliminary assessment of the economic impact of the destruction in Gaza and prospects for economic recovery

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Secretary-General Statements

17 September 2024

Trade and Development Board, seventy-first session: Item 8 - UNCTAD Assistance to the Palestinian People

Rebeca Grynspan

30 January 2024

Trade and Development Board, 74th executive session (Closing Plenary)

Rebeca Grynspan

21 November 2023

Trade and Development Board, 74th executive session - Item 6: Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people

Rebeca Grynspan

20 November 2023

Trade and Development Board, 74th executive session (opening session)

Rebeca Grynspan

19 June 2023

Trade and Development Board, seventieth session, Opening plenary

Rebeca Grynspan

Assistance to the Palestinian people

This annual report provides updates on the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and its long-term prospects. It also looks at Israel's policies and the associated obstacles to trade and development there.
The report is discussed at the annual session of UNCTAD's Trade and Development Board.

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Trade policy challenges of conflict-affected nations

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