COVID-19 in Palestine: Economic Slump, Rising Vulnerability and Limited Policy Response

At the time of writing these lines, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and fatalities in Palestine remain very low, in absolute terms and also in comparison with other countries of the region. However, the pandemic is expected to have wide-reaching economic and social impacts, incommensurate with the prevalence of the virus in Palestine. 

 

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By any account though, the Palestinian economy has already entered a recession, and the only question is how long it might last and how deep its impacts will be.
The Palestinian Government (GoP) estimates that economic losses due to the COVID-19 crisis will severely limit its ability to maintain existing public services, and will make the need for immediate economic support more urgent...