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The Net Stock of the International Investment Position (IIP) amounted to USD 3,659 million at the End of the fourth Quarter of 2021
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The Net Stock of the International Investment Position (IIP) amounted to USD 3,659 million at the End of the fourth Quarter of 2021

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) announced the preliminary results of the International Investment Position (IIP), and External Debt statistics for Palestine as of the end of the fourth quarter 2021.

The primary results of the IIP (external assets – foreign liabilities) for Palestine at the end of the fourth quarter 2021 revealed that the net IIP amounted to USD 3,659 million, increased by 1% compared with the previous quarter, which means that the Palestinian economy’s investments outside Palestine outweigh investments in Palestine from abroad. 

66% of the total external assets of the Palestinian economy are currency and deposits

The total stocks of External Assets for the Palestinian economy amounted to USD 9,628 million, the Foreign Direct Investment Abroad contributed to 3%, Portfolio Investments abroad reached 16%, while Other Foreign Investments Abroad (mainly currency and deposits) reached 72% and Reserve Assets amounted to 9%.  At the sectoral level, the external investments of the banking sector represented a large share of the external assets (balances abroad, vault cash, and portfolio investment) standing at 70% of the total value of external assets for the Palestinian economy.

50% of the total foreign liabilities on the Palestinian economy are foreign direct investment

The total stocks of Foreign Liabilities in Palestine (stocks of non-residents invested in Palestine) amounted to USD 5,969 million, the Foreign Direct Investment in Palestine contributed to 50%, Portfolio Investments in Palestine reached 14%, and Other Investments in Palestine (mainly loans and deposits from abroad) amounted to 36%.  At the sectoral level, the foreign investments in the banking sector contributed a major value in the foreign liabilities, represented by 36% of the total value of foreign liabilities on the Palestinian economy.

decrease of Stock of external government debt by 0.3%, to reach about USD 1.3 billion at the end of the fourth quarter 2021

The Gross External Debt on the Palestinian economic sectors reached USD 2,159 million increased by 1% compared with the previous quarter.  Debt on government sector represented 61%, while debt on the banking sector (deposits of non-residents in banks operating in Palestine) reached 36%, and debt on other sectors (non-bank financial corporations, non-financial corporations, NGOs, and households sector) amounted to 2%, and the lending between affiliated companies reached 1%.

The International Investment Position (IIP) is an accounting sheet that records the investments stocks for the residents in Palestine (individuals, institutions and government) invested in the rest of the world (abroad) under the name of (assets), and compares them to the investments stocks owned by residents outside Palestine (individuals, institutions, and government) invested in Palestine under the name of (liabilities).

The Balance of Payments Manual - fifth edition, issued by the International Monetary Fund in 1993, divides the assets and liabilities into direct investment (investment by 10% and more in the non-resident capital), and portfolio investment (investment less than 10% in the non-resident capital as well as investment in bonds), and other investments. It divides these other investments into stocks of trade credit, loans, currency and deposits, and any other assets or liabilities), in addition to the Reserve Assets, i.e. Stocks held by the Central Banks/ Monetary Authorities to address the imbalances in the balance of payments, it is worth mentioning that the reserve assets are only included in the asset side.

The External Debt is an accounting sheet that records the debt stocks on Palestinian economic sectors due to non-residents.  These include (loans from non-residents, deposits of non-residents deposited in the banks operating in Palestine, the Palestinian bonds purchased by non-residents (where applicable), debt transactions between the non-resident enterprises and fellow enterprises in Palestine. They encompass as well any other liabilities on Palestinian economy) the data of external debt have been extracted from the liabilities side in the international investment position matrix (debt items). Preparing, classifying, and publishing the data are based on (External Debt Statistics Manual) issued by IMF in 2003, this manual is harmonized with the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual.

 

 

 

 

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