Stonecutting is a traditional source of income for the Palestinian economy.
He said his budget assumed that the Palestinian economy would contract by about 7 percent next year.
The Palestinian economy is so weak that any change for the better would be felt quickly and dramatically.
"These are all practical steps that will help the Palestinian economy grow and flourish."
According to the findings, the Palestinian economy loses $8.6 million a day.
Another innovation: a full page devoted to the Palestinian economy.
With the Palestinian economy in ruins, money is a powerful lure, the officials said.
We very much hope that this will give the Palestinian economy a desperately needed boost too.
Israel will become much more secure as the Palestinian economy grows.
Most were workers who accounted for a large slice of the Palestinian economy.