1-30-2015 Gaza war pushed Palestinian economy into recession: IMF - Times of Israel

http://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-war-pushed-palestinian-economy-into-recession-imf/

[Subtitle] Recovery in 2015 in doubt as economic activity declined by 15%, hampered by summer war and sluggish reconstruction

…While the West Bank managed a 4.5 percent expansion last year, Gaza's economic activity declined by about 15 percent, the IMF said, linking it to Israel's bombing and shelling of the Gaza enclave and slow progress on rebuilding…

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