Business ideas

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Permalink Reply by Yigal D. Kahana on March 3, 2010 at 6:40am

Hi Neri,

How about taking quality Palestinian companies public, and thereby greatly enhancing their access to the world's capital markets?

Permalink Reply by Neri Bar-On on March 3, 2010 at 9:35am

This is good, but it need to be on business level and not donation for these companies you need to give them value. this must be for profit activity

Permalink Reply by Yigal D. Kahana on March 3, 2010 at 10:42pm

Who said anyting about any donations?
Going public is a very serious and expensive business, that is only worth doing for strong companies with a bright and profitable-looking future.
Aren't there any Palestinian businesses that are profitable enough, or that hold enough promise, to go public?

Permalink Reply by Tim Upham on March 25, 2012 at 1:14am

It is looking at alternatives to going public, which very much depends on a company's size, and depending on donations, which actually has been a quagmire for the Palestinian economy.  If you are looking at a group of individuals, forming themselves into an association, then the Grameen Bank is the obvious answer.  They are at:

Grameen Bank Bhaban

Mirpur - 2 Dhaka - 1216

Bangladesh

Phone:  (800-2) 8011138

Fax:  (800-2) 8013559

Email:  grameen.bank@grameen.net

Another possibility is:

Mercy Corps

P.O. Box 2669, Dept W

Portland, Oregon  97208-2669

United States

Phone:  800-292-3355

Right now Mercy Corps is working in both the West Bank and Gaza.  So go in and find the blog on Mercy in the West Bank and Gaza.  Funding possibilities are out there!