{"id":118277,"date":"2017-05-10T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=118277"},"modified":"2017-10-13T19:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T19:37:04","slug":"european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-to-invest-in-west-bank-and-gaza-ebrd-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-to-invest-in-west-bank-and-gaza-ebrd-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to Invest in West Bank and Gaza – EBRD Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nibal Zgheib<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 May 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EBRD Board of Governors has approved the engagement of the EBRD in the West Bank and Gaza for an initial period of five years to support the development of the economy with investments through a trust fund.<\/p>\n

The West Bank and Gaza are in the EBRD\u2019s southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region, which also includes Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, where the EBRD has been investing since 2012 and engaged in policy dialogue. To date, the Bank has provided some \u20ac4.8 billion to these four countries alone in the form of loans and equity. Eighty per cent of these investments are in the private sector.<\/p>\n

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti welcomed the decision to extend the Bank\u2019s activities to the West Bank and Gaza, saying: \u201cThe EBRD can make an important contribution to the economy alongside other international financial institutions and donors. Building on the strong entrepreneurial tradition our goal is to strengthen the private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Operating in the West Bank and Gaza from the EBRD office in Amman, the Bank will provide support for private sector competitiveness and innovation, increasing access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, fostering a sustainable supply of energy and promoting private sector participation in energy efficiency and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Azzam Shawa, Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, said: \u201cWe welcome the EBRD\u2019s engagement in West Bank and Gaza. The Bank\u2019s financing model and policy advice could provide valuable support for private entrepreneurship and market-oriented transition in the West Bank and Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, the Bank has invested some \u20ac4.8 billion in 120 projects across the SEMED region in natural resources, financial institutions, agribusiness, manufacturing and services as well as infrastructure projects such as power, municipal water and wastewater and upgrading transport services.<\/p>\n

The EBRD was established in 1991 with the goal of supporting market economies and promoting the private sector. Having started in central and eastern Europe, today the Bank operates on three continents and in 36 countries, from Morocco to Mongolia and from Estonia to Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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