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4 Oct 24
The United Nations has launched a $426m humanitarian aid appeal for Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes.
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15 Feb 24
A bill that would deliver military assistance and aid to Ukraine and Israel has moved one step closer following Senate approval.
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2 Feb 24
Gaza’s economic recovery after the war could take up to 70 years without a properly funded support programme, a United Nations agency has warned.
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3 Jan 24
Higher military spending will require Israel to make around £6.5bn of cuts over the next two years to prevent a debt spike and maintain market confidence, the nation’s central bank chief has said.
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4 Dec 23
Conflict will add to economic pressures as well as political instability.
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20 Oct 23
Disruption to Israeli economy and attention shifting away from Ukraine are key issues.
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4 Apr 23
Social unrest caused by controversial judicial reforms could knock off more than half of the Israeli economy’s growth in the coming years, the nation’s central bank has warned.
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21 Feb 23
Public disagreement between Israeli politicians and the country’s central bank have led to the finance minister speaking out against “populist” threats to the bank’s independence.
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11 Apr 22
A strong rebound in tax revenues and consumer spending has seen the Israeli government record one of the strongest budgetary performances internationally, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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15 Mar 22
Palestinian authorities must adopt spending reforms to help solve a fiscal outlook which has been weakened further by Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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3 Nov 21
The Bank of Israel has urged the country’s parliament to pass the state budget before a looming deadline after which the government would collapse and need new elections.
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1 Sep 21
Israel’s state comptroller has criticised former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s management of the Covid-19 crisis, including the nation’s inability to set a national budget.
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3 Aug 21
Israeli ministers have agreed on the first state budget since March 2018 after two years of political stalemate.
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14 Jun 21
Israel’s new coalition government offers a path to a new budget, which will be a credit positive to the nation, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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17 May 21
Increasing violence in Israel risks harming the country’s outlook and tensions could make it difficult for authorities to form a government and pass a budget, ratings agencies have warned.
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25 Nov 20
A political standoff with the Israeli government has combined with Covid-19 and a pre-existing economic slowdown to leave the Palestinian Authority struggling, the World Bank has said.
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28 Jan 20
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his request for immunity from charges during his corruption scandal.
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22 Nov 19
Corruption charges have been filed against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of bribery, fraud and breaches of trust.
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20 Sep 19
An unresolved tax dispute with Israel means Palestine faces a financing gap that could exceed $1.8bn this year, the World Bank has said.
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27 Aug 19
The Palestinian Authority has agreed a deal with the Israeli government in a dispute over the transfer of tax revenues.
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28 Jun 19
Growth in the West Bank and Gaza must be focused on jobs, the head of the IMF has told a conference about US economic proposals for the region.
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26 Jun 18
The wife of the Israeli prime minister has been charged with fraud over alleged misuse of public funds to order catered meals, the Justice Ministry has said.
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27 Jan 16
The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has been accused by Israel of “encouraging terror” after he condemned the construction of Israeli settlements as an affront to the Palestinian people...
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22 Jan 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has condemned a move by Israel to claim 370 acres of land in the occupied West Bank as a “violation of international law”.
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27 May 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed this week.