Portland
The Portland Trust was established almost 20 years ago to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development
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Projects
Portland seeks to identify value-adding economic development initiatives that the market, for whatever reason, falls short on. Our model is to catalyse, create and work with the best-placed partners to scale up and make projects sustainable, particularly around large scale financial and economic infrastructure, housing, trade, social investment, training and entrepreneurship.
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People
Portland has offices in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and London and a highly-dedicated and skilled team that works with a range of partners on the ground to drive economic growth
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Publications
Portland produces the authoritative Palestinian Economic Bulletin, as well as a number of specialist publications relating to projects on the ground and wider economic thinking in Palestine
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“Over nearly 20 years, The Portland Trust has created initiatives for Palestinian economic development to build a more secure and prosperous future for Palestinians, while improving the lives of vulnerable people in Israel. Economics intertwine with political negotiations and security, to create a triple helix that is essential for resolving this continuing conflict.”

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Current Projects

Portland has a great deal of activity live right now, which you can read about here:

Landmark Projects

Portland has been working in the region for almost 20 years, here are some highlights:

Publications

Portland contributes to wider work for peace and stability, seen in some of our publications:

Bulletin

Palestinian Economic Bulletin

The Portland Trust publishes a monthly bulletin on the latest Palestinian economic developments, together with the Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).