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Opinion | What Sanctions? How US' Favourite Foreign Policy Tool Is Backfiring
For the US, the question is not just whether sanctions are effective, but if they are backfiring. Sanctions might weaken economies, but they help autocratic regimes exploit public sentiment in order to stay in power.
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War Knocked Human Development In Gaza Back To 1955, UNDP Says
The war in Gaza has devastated the Palestinian economy, which is now 35% smaller than it was at the start of Israel's invasion a year ago, while development levels in Gaza itself have collapsed to the level of the 1950s, the UN's development agency s
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Nearly 100% Of Gaza Now Lives In Poverty, UN Sounds Alarm Over Unemployment
More than a year into Israel's war against Hamas, "nearly 100 per cent" of Gaza's population has been plunged into poverty with a ruined economy and "staggering" unemployment, the UN said today.
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Israel-Hamas War Causes Nearly 90% Drop In Gaza GDP: IMF
A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a "devastating impact on the economy" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the IMF said Thursday, including a nearly 90 percent drop in Gaza's GDP.
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Explained: What Middle East Conflict Means For Global Economy
Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it out of a bout of high inflation without triggering recession.
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Germany Stops Approving War Weapons Exports To Israel: Report
Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry.
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Israel Holds Palestinian Economy Captive, Say Analysts
The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords.
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"$5 Trillion Economy A Jumla": Priyanka Gandhi Jabs Centre On Unemployment
Hitting out at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said talk of five trillion dollar economy and Modi's guarantee are just a "jumla" with the real issue in the country being that
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Israel To Withdraw Some Forces From Gaza To "Re-Energise" Economy In 2024
Israel is withdrawing some forces from Gaza to shift to more targeted operations against Hamas, and is partially returning reservists to civilian life to help the economy as the country enters the new year set for a prolonged war, an Israeli official
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Palestinian Economy Severely Impacted By Israel-Hamas War: World Bank
The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is having a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank, which now estimates sharp economic contraction this year and next.
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Israel's War Budget Leaves Netanyahu Caught Between Markets And Politics
With Israel's war against Hamas costing the economy around $260 million every day, payouts to ultra-orthodox schools and other causes championed by right-wingers in the ruling coalition have set off a reckoning for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Broken Lebanon Cannot Afford War, And Hezbollah Knows It
With an economy in ruins and a crumbling state, Lebanon can ill afford another war between Hezbollah and Israel.
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"We're Open For Business": Israel Minister Amid Raging War With Hamas
Amid the ongoing counter-offensive against Hamas, Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat underlined his country's economic resilience and determination to forge ahead, saying that the economy will "boom" once the war ends.
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"Israel-Gaza Conflict Could Impact Fuel Prices, World GDP": IMF's Gita Gopinath
The Israel-Gaza war can have "important consequences" on the global economy, especially since it has come at a time when many countries across the world are fighting inflation, the International Monetary Fund's Gita Gopinath has said.
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Israel-Hamas War A "New Cloud" Over World Economy: IMF Chief
The war between Israel and Hamas has darkened the horizon for a world economy that was already experiencing weak growth, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday.
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Opinion | What Sanctions? How US' Favourite Foreign Policy Tool Is Backfiring
For the US, the question is not just whether sanctions are effective, but if they are backfiring. Sanctions might weaken economies, but they help autocratic regimes exploit public sentiment in order to stay in power.
-
War Knocked Human Development In Gaza Back To 1955, UNDP Says
The war in Gaza has devastated the Palestinian economy, which is now 35% smaller than it was at the start of Israel's invasion a year ago, while development levels in Gaza itself have collapsed to the level of the 1950s, the UN's development agency s
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Nearly 100% Of Gaza Now Lives In Poverty, UN Sounds Alarm Over Unemployment
More than a year into Israel's war against Hamas, "nearly 100 per cent" of Gaza's population has been plunged into poverty with a ruined economy and "staggering" unemployment, the UN said today.
-
Israel-Hamas War Causes Nearly 90% Drop In Gaza GDP: IMF
A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a "devastating impact on the economy" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the IMF said Thursday, including a nearly 90 percent drop in Gaza's GDP.
-
Explained: What Middle East Conflict Means For Global Economy
Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it out of a bout of high inflation without triggering recession.
-
Germany Stops Approving War Weapons Exports To Israel: Report
Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry.
-
Israel Holds Palestinian Economy Captive, Say Analysts
The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords.
-
"$5 Trillion Economy A Jumla": Priyanka Gandhi Jabs Centre On Unemployment
Hitting out at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said talk of five trillion dollar economy and Modi's guarantee are just a "jumla" with the real issue in the country being that
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Israel To Withdraw Some Forces From Gaza To "Re-Energise" Economy In 2024
Israel is withdrawing some forces from Gaza to shift to more targeted operations against Hamas, and is partially returning reservists to civilian life to help the economy as the country enters the new year set for a prolonged war, an Israeli official
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Palestinian Economy Severely Impacted By Israel-Hamas War: World Bank
The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is having a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank, which now estimates sharp economic contraction this year and next.
-
Israel's War Budget Leaves Netanyahu Caught Between Markets And Politics
With Israel's war against Hamas costing the economy around $260 million every day, payouts to ultra-orthodox schools and other causes championed by right-wingers in the ruling coalition have set off a reckoning for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
-
Broken Lebanon Cannot Afford War, And Hezbollah Knows It
With an economy in ruins and a crumbling state, Lebanon can ill afford another war between Hezbollah and Israel.
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"We're Open For Business": Israel Minister Amid Raging War With Hamas
Amid the ongoing counter-offensive against Hamas, Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat underlined his country's economic resilience and determination to forge ahead, saying that the economy will "boom" once the war ends.
-
"Israel-Gaza Conflict Could Impact Fuel Prices, World GDP": IMF's Gita Gopinath
The Israel-Gaza war can have "important consequences" on the global economy, especially since it has come at a time when many countries across the world are fighting inflation, the International Monetary Fund's Gita Gopinath has said.
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Israel-Hamas War A "New Cloud" Over World Economy: IMF Chief
The war between Israel and Hamas has darkened the horizon for a world economy that was already experiencing weak growth, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday.
