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Palestine Bank Reopens Two Branches in Gaza Strip
SadaNews Economy - Palestine Bank announced on Saturday the reopening of two branches within the Gaza Strip.
The bank specified that the Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat branches will be open starting tomorrow, Sunday, to provide banking services.
It noted that operations will be conducted throughout th...
Exchange Rates of Currencies Against the Shekel (October 18)
SadaNews Economy - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Saturday (October 18), are as follows:
-Dollar: 3.30
-Dinar: 4.65
-Euro: 3.84
Recovery of Sector Markets and Warnings of Rising Vegetable Prices
SadaNews Economy - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned today, Friday, of a rise in food prices in the Gaza Strip to unprecedented levels due to Israel's destruction of agricultural land and its control over it.
UNRWA stated in a post on...
The E-Commerce Law in Palestine to Come into Effect Soon.. Protecting Consumers and Trader...
Special to SadaNews - As part of the first comprehensive Palestinian law regulating e-commerce, the Ministry of National Economy announced the imminent publication of the E-Commerce Law in the "Official Gazette", after President Mahmoud Abbas recently ratified it. This law comes in respons...
Exchange Rate of Currencies Against the Shekel (October 17)
SadaNews - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Friday (October 17), are as follows:
-Dollar: 3.31
-Dinar: 4.67
-Euro: 3.88
Banks in Gaza: Between Statements from the Monetary Authority and Ground Reality
SadaNews Follow-up: Local media reported this morning information regarding the beginning of bank operations in the Gaza Strip, based on a statement from the Deputy Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, Mohamed Monasera, who announced during a radio interview that the Monetary Authority ha...
Exchange Rates of Currencies Against Shekel on Thursday (October 16)
SadaNews - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Thursday (October 16), are as follows:
The Consumer Price Index in Israel Decreased Last Month
SadaNews Economics Translation - The Consumer Price Index in Israel decreased by 0.6% in September 2025 compared to August 2025.
According to the Consumer Protection Agency in Israel, over the past 12 months (September 2025 compared to September 2024), the Consumer Price Index rose by 2.5%.
No...
Ministry of Industry Launches the "Sustainable Handicraft Village for Shoes and Leather" P...
SadaNews - The Ministry of Industry launched the Sustainable Handicraft Village for Shoes and Leather project in the city of Hebron, in the presence of Minister of Industry Mr. Arafat Asfour, the Economic Development Program Officer at the Italian Cooperation Giuseppe Marano, the representative of t...
Monetary Authority Instructs Banks to Gradually Resume Banking Services in Gaza Starting T...
SadaNews - The Palestinian Monetary Authority has instructed the banks operating in the Gaza Strip to begin providing financial and banking services to the public starting tomorrow morning, Thursday, October 16, 2025, according to their operational and technical readiness.
The Monetary Authority co...
Palestinian Monetary Authority Governor Heads Palestinian Delegation at International Conf...
SadaNews - The Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, Yahya Shanar, headed the Palestinian delegation at the high-level international conference held at "Wilton Park" in the United Kingdom, to discuss the involvement of the private sector in the reconstruction plans for the Gaza S...
Minister of Labor: Formation of a Employment Council in the Gaza Strip Soon
SadaNews - Prime Minister Dr. Muhammad Mustafa affirmed the government's readiness in its plans to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, and ongoing discussions with national, regional, and international parties to achieve this, despite the difficulty of the task and the complex environment, and the determina...