Palestinian Microfinance By Alex Pollock

When Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and the institution that he established, the Grameen Bank, jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for their efforts in creating economic and social development more

The Microfinance Industry in Palestine By Afnan Y. Mahmoud

Founded on the belief that poverty-stricken Palestinian people possess the skills, the ability to learn, and the will and determination to extricate themselves from a life of poverty and enhance the more

The Palestine Monetary Authority and MSMEs By Dr. Jihad Al Wazir

The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) is the emerging Central Bank of Palestine. Its overall purpose is to assist in maintaining the stability and effectiveness of the Palestinian financial system more

MSMEs: The Backbone of an Occupied Economy By Joseph DeVoir

In Palestine, micro, small, or medium enterprises (MSMEs) dominate the economy, comprising 99 percent of total establishments, and up to 82 percent of the total employment in the occupied Palestinia more

In Memoriam Um El-Abed (1939–2008)

Aysha Abd El-Qader Ehmaid (Um El-Abed) was a typical, but exceptional Palestinian woman who supported a family of twenty-six through microenterprise. Aysha married when she was fourteen, and in 1979 more