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In Gaza, when money is scarce, every choice counts: Bank, cash, or credit?

World • 3d ago
In Gaza, when money is scarce, every choice counts: Bank, cash, or credit?
Palestinians in the devastated enclave struggle to manage their daily lives amid shortage of cash caused by war. Gaza City – Amid the buzz of customers in the Remal neighbourhood in Gaza City, Samar Abu Harbied stops at a small, makeshift roadside stall to buy groceries to prepare an Iftar meal for her family, to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. With no cash in her purse, the 45-year-old housewife asks the grocer if she could put the bill on credit, until her husband or son could wire the money to him. “I have not touched a paper note for months. I don’t even have money to pay for a taxi. Now we walk a lot, for long distances,” Abu Harbied said. Najlaa Sukkar, 48, was trying to catch her breath at the same stall, which is run by her son Abdallah, after a failed...
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