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TunisiaEBRD and Bank of Palestine boost trade in West Bank and Gaza
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting Palestinian export and import activities with a US$ 5 million trade finance limit to Bank of Palestine, the largest bank in the West Bank and Gaza. The trade finance line will be used to issue guarantees in favour of confirming banks for pre-export and post-import financing.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to strong demand for trade financing as a way of keeping the import and export of vital goods going. Through its Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), the EBRD played a crucial role in upholding trade and the programme achieved a record annual volume of over €3.3 billion in 2020.
By joining the TFP, Bank of Palestine will gain access to a community of more than 100 issuing banks and 800 confirming banks worldwide, expanding its correspondent banking network and its international business opportunities.
Since the start of its operations in the West Bank and Gaza in 2017, the EBRD has signed 14 projects for a total of US$ 61 million.
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