This “Thinking Portland” is on the timely and timeless topic of Palestinian Pensions. Written to be accessible to the general reader, the briefing is a

This is a vision of what Gaza can be, short, medium and long-term, built by a core group of Palestine’s leading private sector leaders, expertly

For many years, The Portland Trust published the Palestinian Economic Bulletin. This authoritative guide to the Palestinian economy…

This first in a series of “Thinking Portland” policy briefs provides a digestible snapshot of what the Palestinian tech ecosystem looks like today, from its

The second instalment in our “Thinking Portland” series examines the options for political risk insurance available to businesses and organisations operating in Palestine. Formulated in

This paper “A Currency Board for Palestine” by Åke Lönnberg, IMF Consulting Expert, was prepared for a Portland symposium with Palestinian and international monetary policy

This seminal private sector initiative for investment, growth and employment provides a robust economic roadmap of which sectors and clusters are most likely to create

Portland partnered with the International Institute for Strategic Studies on ‘Economics and Conflict Resolution, including publication of “Investing for Peace: The Private Sector and the

This early Portland report examines the economic underpinnings of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In particular, it focuses on the pivotal role the Palestinian

This report, prepared by the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, examines the needs and supply of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) for credit, and how

This study examines the economic dimension of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The main finding of the report is that economic disparity was a

This study reviews the important economic lessons of post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular examining the impact of the political settlement on the post-conflict economy

This report, based on a survey carried out by Portland, the Palestinian Federation of Industries and Paltrade, identifies three areas Palestinian companies could best enhance

This paper, examining lessons from Cyprus, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the South Caucasus, focuses on different peacemaking approaches and specific activities that the business