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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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
Paper

Financial Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa: Analysis and Roadmap Recommendations

Improving financial access through microfinance
Pearce, D.
World Bank

News & Events

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

News

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

SANAD and FATEN to Expand Financial Inclusion for Palestinian Farmers

/ SANAD Fund for MSME
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