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Donia Al-Watan · 2025-06-24
In a Donia Al-Watan investigation into Gaza’s cash-liquidity crisis during the war, economic expert Omar Shaban argues that Palestinian institutions exist to serve the community, especially in crises, and asks why the Palestinian Monetary Authority has not intervened effectively with the banks to address the shortage. Calling the crisis “as crushing as the war itself”, he urges other ways of releasing the cash held by banks, pressure from diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to let cash into the Strip, penalties on the intermediaries and merchants exploiting it, and cash payment of salaries and aid by international agencies such as UNRWA.
In a Donia Al-Watan investigation into Gaza’s cash-liquidity crisis during the war, economic expert Omar Shaban argues that Palestinian institutions exist to serve the community, especially in crises, and asks why the Palestinian Monetary Authority has not intervened effectively with the banks to a…