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The territory between Egypt and Israel is facing one of its worst power crises in decades, with blackouts routinely stretching up to 16 hours a day. The shortages have shrunk Gaza’s economy and have been especially devastating to its manufacturing sector, which has shriveled by 60 percent since the late 1990s.

Over the last decades, West Bank and Gaza have suffered due to political and economic instability, resulting in years of inadequate infrastructure investment and poor provision of public services to the people of Palestine. The provision of standard municipal public services, especially solid waste management, was of particular concern.

Islamic finance is equity-based, asset-backed, ethical, sustainable, environmentally- and socially-responsible finance. It promotes risk sharing, connects the financial sector with the real economy, and emphasizes financial inclusion and social welfare.

Established cooperation between a US importer and SMEs in the West Bank and Gaza. Established a unified marketing framework through a new brand called Daskara which represents the industry in international markets. Eight local SMEs were trained on: Financial management, credit, and other aspects of financing, and gained exposure to global markets.

Circular economy principles offer an opportunity to recognize and capture the full value of water and transform urban water services. The purpose of the webinar was to launch the World Bank report “Water in Circular Economy and Resilience (WICER)” and the global initiative. During the event, the WICER Framework was presented, which aims to establish a common understanding of circular economy and resilience in the urban water sector.

LEBANON. Bank of Beirut. Banque Libano-Francaise. BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries) BLC Bank. BLOM Bank. Byblos. Credit Bank. Credit Libanais.