Tasdeer - Trade Facilitation & Customs Support

(A joint initiative by Tasdeer Programme, and the Palestine Investment Fund) To support small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in East Jerusalem in expanding their operations, modernizing production, and adopting improved business practices to create sustainable jobs and drive inclusive economic growth. The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) is proud to launch a new phase of grant support: Jerusalem Grant Facility – Enmaa, funded by the British Consulate in Jerusalem through Tasdeer - Trade Facilitation and Customs...

Ramallah - April 30, 2024 - The Ministry of National Economy announced today, Tuesday, that 34 national companies benefited from an initiative providing financial incentives to exporters to other countries as part of the Tasdeer program funded by the British Consulate. The ministry emphasized its cumulative commitment to the achievements of this initiative despite the complexities and Israeli procedures, which, in cooperation with international partners, helps reduce shipping costs and improve the competitiveness of Palestinian companie...

This grant facility targets Palestinian medium and large firms from the agriculture, IT and light manufacturing sectors that are successfully exporting and have the potential to enter new markets or expand in existing markets. The facility also targets firms whose exports have declined as a result of COVID-19 and associated market disruptions. The facility will support a wide range of activities, including but not limited to product development, new export market development, packaging, promotion, and distribution. The development of innovat...

The intervention will be implemented in coordination with the PA’s Ministry of Agriculture and will provide support to farmers in Gaza whose greenhouses were totally destroyed during the May 2021 hostilities. We will provide targeted cost-sharing grants to restore 19 donums (19000 m2) of greenhouses to active operation, supporting farmers to get back on their feet and resume production.      

In support of the Ministry of National Economy’s containerisation initiative that aims at demonstrating the viability of containerisation at the KHB, supporting progression towards a Direct Transfer solution, and encouraging uptake on the part of traders, Tasdeer will provide a partial flat subsidy of $1,500 per container for up to 6 containers per company. What are the eligibility criteria for traders: Only containers imported/exported through the KHB are eligible (via Aqaba/Sahab, Jordan). 20ft and/or 40f...

Through this intervention, Tasdeer will work with the Palestinian Federation of Garment and Textile Industries (PFGTI) to develop the garment and textile industry through the provision of trained workforce by providing on-the-job training for 250 women and PWD. PFGTI has started to contact Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions to obtain information and lists of trained women and PWD who are ready to be placed in garment factories. Furthermore, PFGTI initiated contacts with prospective host factories who expressed desire...