Dossier
merchants
Coverage of merchants in the Nexus archive.
- Amid economic crisis in the West Bank, Eid al-Adha is more observed than celebrated
Israel's withholding of Palestinian Authority tax revenues for over a year has left West Bank public sector workers unpaid ahead of Eid al-Adha, leading to subdued celebrations and empty markets as merchants report economic hardship.
- ECB signs standards deals to cut digital euro integration costs
The European Central Bank (ECB) signed agreements with three standards bodies to reuse open payment standards for the digital euro, aiming to reduce integration costs for banks and merchants. This collaboration is intended to streamline the adoption of the digital euro by leveraging existing frameworks.