Palestine Economic Update
Palestine Economic Update - August 2025
author: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute - MAS
year: 2025
Key Messages :
- Settlers have targeted key water infrastructure near Ramallah, while Israel curbs supply across the West Bank and blocks infrastructure development, fuelling a recurring and manufactured water crisis.
- The PA’s limited security jurisdiction hinders its ability to curb water theft, yet Israel still deducts the cost of stolen and lost water from Palestinian revenues.
- Restricted hours, pre-booking chaos, and black-market ticketing cause chronic congestion at King Hussein Bridge, while Israel withholds growing passenger fee
- revenues, totalling around ILS 1bn by 2025.
- The PCMA’s draft Insurance Law aims to overhaul the flawed regulatory framework through risk-based supervision, takaful regulation, a liquidation fund, and stronger consumer protections.