High municipal taxes are forcing shopkeepers to close their businesses. Read more about Israel's tax policies suffocate Palestinian Jerusalem 

Donors have helped undermine human rights, say groups working in the West Bank. Read more about Farmers' markets bypass foreign aid to Palestine 

“Made in Palestine” displays how inventions continue despite occupation. Read more about Plastic to petrol scheme unveiled at Ramallah science show 

Thousands took to the streets this week to protest high costs of living and the Palestinian Authority’s economic policies. Read more about Palestinians voice anger as prices rocket, wages stagnate  

The economic bubble in the West Bank will burst, and instead of working to remove Israeli restrictions, the Palestinian Authority continues to push for investments in the private sector. Read more about Bubble in aid-dependent West Bank bound to burst, say economists 

It is a craft that has been passed down from one generation to the next. The al-Mathloums were one of the best-known bamboo furniture-making families in Gaza but now, of his brothers, only Zakariya, the eldest son, is struggling to keep the tradition and the business alive. Read more about Bamboo furniture-making tradition, brought from Jaffa, survives in Gaza 

Israel’s ongoing blockade has suffocated countless export industries and continues to dictate the types of crops grown in Gaza, including flowers. Read more about Blockade dictates types of flowers grown in Gaza 

West Bank trade remains largely isolated from global markets due to restrictions imposed on the movement of goods, according to a July 2011 study by the UN Conference on Trade and Development. Read more about Israel chokes Palestinian trade, says UN study 

Throughout Gaza, children take on responsibilities of adults to help their families, and adults revert from skilled labor to doing nearly anything to bring in a salary. Read more about Odd jobs help Gaza families scrape by 

Despite Israel’s declared “easing” in June 2010 of the total siege on Gaza, manufacturers there are hurting badly. In June 2011 the World Food Programme (WFP) reported that “only 5 percent of the pre-blockade export volume was reached from November 2010 to April 2011.” Read more about Export bans - the other half of Israel's siege