Projects
Economic Infrastructure
A private sector initiative designed to build affordable housing for new communities and neighbourhoods across the West Bank.
The Portland Trust is working with the Palestinian Authority to explore how it could diversify its sources of electricity using renewable energy.
A mechanism designed to coordinate regional infrastructure development.
Financial Infrastructure
Innovative financing to deliver sustainable funding for Israel's social sector
A facility designed to help small and medium sized Palestinian firms access finance from the local banking sector.
The establishment of a private sector pension system in the Palestinian Territory.
A project to support the provision of loan guarantees and technical assistance to smaller businesses in the poorer part of northern Israel.
Financial support for loan guarantees and technical assistance to small businesses in the poorer parts of southern and northern Israel.
A private sector grant leveraging programme to boost Palestinian economic development
Helping listed Palestinian companies access potential British investors.
A financial intermediary which aims to provide both social and financial goals to its investors. It issues social-financial products in order to attract new capital for the most effective not-for-profit organisations in Israel.
A three-year project to strengthen the Palestinian microfinance sector.
Trade and Investment
Encouraging cross-border business interaction and trade
Aiding Palestinian farmers to market their produce to leading supermarkets
Identifying ways in which the agriculture sector in the Palestinian Territory can better reach its potential, contribute to the growth of the economy and help improve the livelihoods of thousands of Palestinians.
A programme focused on the development of the local Palestinian tourism sector to meet the needs of domestic and international visitors.
Encouraging foreign investment into Palestinian businesses
An assessment of Palestinian handicrafts suitable for export
Analysis of the private sector in Gaza.
Support for the development of a product that reduces political risk to exporting Palestinian companies.
Training and Entrepreneurship
Helping Israeli-Arab graduates participate in the Israeli hi-tech industry
Addressing the skills gap in different economic sectors in the Palestinian Territory.
An interactive programme that brought prominent global business leaders, international corporate trainers and professors to the Palestinian Territory.
A pilot project in the West Bank to help young Palestinians establish new businesses.
An entrepreneurial training programme to enhance opportunities in the Galilee region.