Economy

A rare £100 Palestine banknote discovered in a charity shop in the UK has sold for £140,000 ($174,000).

Funds raised by Jared Kushner from Saudi Arabia will soon be invested directly in Israeli hi-tech firms, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday in an exclusive report.

The Palestinian factions in the besieged Gaza Strip accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) of procrastinating in rebuilding completely destroyed houses during the Israeli aggression last year.

The World Bank approved a $15 million grant for the multiphase Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of Energy Sector (ASPIRE) – Phase 2.

Price hikes and import delays resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine have delayed the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

Palestine signed €29 million agreements with Agence française de développement in support of several projects.

Israel has the sixth-highest cost of groceries in the world, according to a new study by money.co.uk that analyzed the average cost of a “standard” trip to the grocery store in 36 countries around the world.

An additional grant of $3.75 million was allocated by the World Bank to the ongoing West Bank and Gaza COVID-19 Emergency Response.

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said about 1.5mn people in Gaza left impoverished due to Israeli blockade, calls for international action to end Zionist regime's siege.

The two UN agencies renewed an agreement to extend support to Palestine refugee children, adolescents, and women in the State of Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced, on Tuesday, that it is seeking $1.6 billion in 2022 from the international community.

The Consumer Price Index in December was higher than expected; housing prices have risen 10.6% over the past year.