Regulatory Alerts2016-01-01
Palestinian Economic Monitor, Issue 46 (2016)
Issued by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (MAS), the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), and the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA), this report presents the second-quarter 2016 economic indicators for the Palestinian territories, highlighting a 1.7% real GDP growth driven by the West Bank while Gaza contracted by 4.8%. The labor market analysis reveals a 26.9% national unemployment rate, heavily skewed by gender and educational disparities, with youth unemployment reaching 41% and a persistent wage gap between workers in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israeli settlements. The publication also introduces analytical boxes on the transition from education to employment, American aid to Israel, capital market supervision, and the economic impact of smuggling, alongside updated gravity models for international trade analysis.