Palestinian Territories

Middle East and North Africa

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional average excludes high income countries

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+ in 2017

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Case study

Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Vitas Palestine

Lessons learned from previous crises to help with future crisis responses

Shradha Modi
Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
Paper

Financial Education Initiatives in the Arab Region: A Stocktaking Report

Status of financial education in eight selected countries in the Arab region
Attia, H. & Engelhardt, H.
Arab Monetary Fund
GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Case study

Fostering Resilience in the Middle East: A People Centered Approach to Risk Reduction

Case studies from Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon on reducing disaster risk
The SEEP Network

News & Events

Members of the financial inclusion community contributed the following news and events.

News

EIB Backs Palestinian Startups With a $50 Million Line of Credit to Bank of Palestine

/ Wamda

SANAD and Vitas Eexpand Access to Finance for MSEs and Low-Income Households in the West Bank and Gaza

/ SANAD Fund for MSME

SANAD and Cairo Amman Bank Partner to Support Entrepreneurs and Housing in Middle East

/ SANAD Fund for MSME
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