Economy

Intersect Innovation Hub and SPARK Palestine launch program to support Palestinian entrepreneurs with funding from the European Union
Wattan - Ramallah: Intersect Innovation Hub (IIH), the entrepreneurship arm of Bank of Palestine Group, and SPARK, an international NGO devoted to job creation, have launched a new program aiming at supporting Palestinian entrepreneurs, in cooperation with Village Capital and Ibtikar Fund, with funding from the European Union. The two organisations have agreed to implement a capacity-building program targeting Palestinian organizations ...
The Palestinian economy would be at least twice as large without Israeli occupation, UNCTAD report says
The economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory could easily produce twice the gross domestic product (GDP) it generates now, while unemployment and poverty could recede significantly, according to this year's report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people. Surveying a number of studies, the report reveals the channels through which occupation deprives the Palestinian people of their human right to development ...
Raising Local Voices
In Gaza and across the West Bank, Wattan’s team of citizen journalists is currently challenging mainstream media by focusing on local communities, and raising public awareness of local issues and the need for government responsiveness and accountability. Since September 2015, the Wattan citizen journalism platform enabled local voices to be heard on a range of issues including: poor sanitation; environmental and ...
Raising Local Voices
In Gaza and across the West Bank, Wattan’s team of citizen journalists is currently challenging mainstream media by focusing on local communities, and raising public awareness of local issues and the need for government responsiveness and accountability. Since September 2015, the Wattan citizen journalism platform enabled local voices to be heard on a range of issues including: poor sanitation; environmental and ...
Raising Local Voices
In Gaza and across the West Bank, Wattan’s team of citizen journalists is currently challenging mainstream media by focusing on local communities, and raising public awareness of local issues and the need for government responsiveness and accountability. Since September 2015, the Wattan citizen journalism platform enabled local voices to be heard on a range of issues including: poor sanitation; environmental and ...
Raising Local Voices
In Gaza and across the West Bank, Wattan’s team of citizen journalists is currently challenging mainstream media by focusing on local communities, and raising public awareness of local issues and the need for government responsiveness and accountability. Since September 2015, the Wattan citizen journalism platform enabled local voices to be heard on a range of issues including: poor sanitation; environmental and ...
Survivors Speak Out: Raising Voices of the Affected Population in Gaza
The Crucial Role of Free and Independent Media On 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency began in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities involving intense Israeli aerial and navy bombardment and Palestinian rocket firing. The Israeli army launched a large military operation in the Gaza Strip, codenamed ‘Protective Edge’, with the stated objective of stopping Palestinian rocket firing ...
Survivors Speak Out: Raising Voices of the Affected Population in Gaza
The Crucial Role of Free and Independent Media On 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency began in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities involving intense Israeli aerial and navy bombardment and Palestinian rocket firing. The Israeli army launched a large military operation in the Gaza Strip, codenamed ‘Protective Edge’, with the stated objective of stopping Palestinian rocket firing ...
Survivors Speak Out: Raising Voices of the Affected Population in Gaza
The Crucial Role of Free and Independent Media On 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency began in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities involving intense Israeli aerial and navy bombardment and Palestinian rocket firing. The Israeli army launched a large military operation in the Gaza Strip, codenamed ‘Protective Edge’, with the stated objective of stopping Palestinian rocket firing ...
Survivors Speak Out: Raising Voices of the Affected Population in Gaza
The Crucial Role of Free and Independent Media On 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency began in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities involving intense Israeli aerial and navy bombardment and Palestinian rocket firing. The Israeli army launched a large military operation in the Gaza Strip, codenamed ‘Protective Edge’, with the stated objective of stopping Palestinian rocket firing ...