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"Under the Responsibility Clause"... The Contractors Union Demands Members to Stop Bidding...
SadaNews - Special to "SadaNews" - Today, Monday, contracting companies and contractors received a circular from the Contractors Union demanding them to immediately cease bidding for all tenders and procurement funded by the Ministry of Finance, even partially.
The Contractors Union stated in the c...
Capital Market Authority Grants Global Securities Company Operating License to Engage in F...
SadaNews - The Capital Market Authority announced the granting of an operating license to Global Securities Company to conduct business in non-regulated foreign exchanges (Forex), following the company's completion of all necessary technical and legal requirements, including the requirements for con...
The drying up of clearance funds warns of a financial collapse for the Palestinian Authori...
Exclusive SadaNews - Recent data released by the Palestinian Ministry of Finance and Planning shows that the total clearance funds recorded by the end of 2025 reached approximately 10.53 billion shekels, while the Palestinian Authority received only 1.95 billion shekels, or about 18.5% of the total...
Minister of Labor Participates in the Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh and Present...
SadaNews - Minister of Labor Dr. Inas Al-Atari participated in the Global Labor Market Conference held in Riyadh on January 26-27, 2026, where she highlighted the main features of the Palestinian vision for the future of labor markets amidst rapid global transformations.
Dr. Al-Atari emphasized tha...
Currency exchange rates against the shekel on Monday (February 2)
SadaNews - The currency exchange rates against the shekel today, Monday (February 2), are as follows:
The Trade Balance of Palestine: A Structural Imbalance Reinforced by Political and Economi...
Special SadaNews - Palestine's trade balance suffers from a significant deficit in favor of imports, which reflects an economic and financial policy that has been practiced over the past years, summarized by the Palestinian governments' search for rapid and guaranteed fiscal revenues at the...
Currency Exchange Rates Against the Shekel on Sunday (February 1)
SadaNews - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Sunday (February 1), are as follows:
Moody’s Changes Israel's Outlook from Negative to Stable
SadaNews Economy - Late on Friday, the credit rating agency Moody’s revised its outlook for Israel from "Negative" to "Stable," citing a noticeable decrease in its exposure to geopolitical risks from extremely high levels.
Israel, which has been engaged in a war in Gaza for over two years, reached...
Currency Exchange Rates Against the Shekel (January 31)
SadaNews Economy - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Saturday (January 31), were as follows: -
- Dollar: 3.10
- Dinar: 4.38
- Euro: 3.68
Gold Falls Amid Bets on Tightening Monetary Policy
SadaNews - Gold prices fell by more than 4 percent on Friday amid rising speculation that the next Federal Reserve Chair may adopt a more aggressive monetary approach. However, the precious metal is still on track to achieve its strongest monthly gains since 1980, driven by investors' demand for saf...
Revealing the Travel Costs of the Israeli Minister of Economy for 2025
SadaNews Economic Translation - On Friday, the costs of flights taken by Israeli Minister of Economy Nir Barkat abroad in 2025 were revealed.
According to the Hebrew newspaper Yediot Aharonot, as translated by SadaNews Economics, the cost of the trips amounted to 1.6 million shekels.
According...
Currency Exchange Rates Against the Shekel (January 30)
SadaNews Economy - The currency exchange rates against the shekel today, Friday (January 30), are as follows:
-Dollar: 3.08
-Dinar: 4.35
-Euro: 3.67