The state of Palestine’s economy

Care for a glass of Chianti or Bordeaux after recent market volatility? It’ll cost ya. After a tense few weeks, President Donald Trump announced a 20% tariff on all EU goods, including wine. While you might think that U.S. producers would be cheering, domestic wineries and wine s ...  Show more

Overseas stock markets and U.S. stock index futures are showing an upward move in prices today, and volatility is down in sharp contrast to yesterday morning. Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride resulted from false information about a potential tariff pause. Some $2.5 trillion went in ...  Show more

Following the latest Hamas attacks in the region over the weekend and Israel’s response, we look at what it means for the economy in both Israel and the Gaza Strip. Samantha Fenwick examines this and finds out the impact on oil prices, and on the wider global economy. 

C’est l’un des piliers de l’économie agricole palestinienne : la production de dattes. Les fameuses dattes Medjool font la fierté des Palestiniens. Cette variété est considérée comme la plus raffinée. Elle est aussi bien destinée au marché local, qu’à l’export. Mais le secteur fa ...  Show more

Israel's military says it struck a thousand targets in Gaza last month, in response to more than 4,300 missiles it claims were fired into Israel. With the latest bout of violence now over, the reconstruction can begin once again.Manuela Saragosa speaks to Samir Mansour, who saw h ...  Show more

Featuring Tareq Baconi on the history of Hamas. This is the context we need. And it is precisely what mainstream discourse mystifies, denies, and disavows. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Contribute to Palestinian relief: pcrf.net map.org.uk anera.org Buy Light in Gaza at h ...  Show more