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The World Bank In West Bank and Gaza

The lack of progress towards peace creates an unsustainable economic situation. Donor support has significantly declined, and a financing gap persists despite the PA’s fiscal performance improved in 2017. The Palestinian internal polity remains divided with uncertainty about reconciliation.

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A Sustainable Recovery In Gaza

Not Foreseen Without Trade

A new report explores the rapid decline of the socio-economic conditions in Gaza and identifies what is needed for growth.

Solar Power

Rebooting Gaza’s Potentials

The World Bank Group is supporting a $12 million solar project in Gaza to ease an acute energy shortage and help create jobs

Sewage Treatment Services

For 400,000 Gazan citizens

The long-awaited construction of the new North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant is now complete and ready for operation.

West Bank and Gaza At-A-Glance

The lack of peace and reconciliation on the political horizon has created an unsustainable economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza. Even though donor aid had increased government-funded services and fueled consumption-driven growth from 2007 to 2012, this model of growth has proved unsustainable. Donor support has significantly declined in recent years, and naturally aid cannot sustainably make u...

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West Bank and Gaza Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project

The project aims to enhance the energy sector’s institutional capacity, improve efficiency of the distribution system in targeted areas, and pilot a new business model for solar energy service delivery in Gaza.

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