The Palestine Capital Market Authority hosted a delegation from the Business and Professional Women Network – Palestine at its Surda headquarters to explore cooperation to advance women’s economic empowerment and promote financial inclusion, with a particular focus on women’s participation in non-banking financial sectors. The discussion covered the Authority’s regulatory policies and initiatives to support women’s engagement in the financial and economic sectors, including efforts to help women-owned or women-led small and medium enterprises access non-banking sources of finance and to address barriers limiting women’s participation in non-banking finance. BPW-Palestine highlighted the need to integrate women into regulation, development and oversight processes, and to increase women’s representation on boards, committees and in decision-making roles. Both sides also discussed expanding financial literacy initiatives for women to improve access to and effective use of non-banking financial services and strengthen awareness of financial rights, and reaffirmed their intention to work together on an enabling framework for women’s participation in the financial sector.
Palestine Capital Market Authority 2025-02-11
Palestine Capital Market Authority meets BPW-Palestine to explore cooperation on women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion
The Palestine Capital Market Authority and the Business and Professional Women Network – Palestine discussed cooperation to enhance women's economic empowerment and financial inclusion, focusing on non-banking financial sectors. Topics included regulatory policies to support women-led enterprises, integration of women in regulatory processes, and expanding financial literacy initiatives. Both parties aim to develop a framework to boost women's participation in the financial sector.