Policies to promote entrepreneurship among young people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip : executive summary

Full Arabic version available in IDRC Digital LibraryThis study examines youth entrepreneurship and factors which promote or discourage it in Palestine. It highlights inadequacies in existing educational and vocational training, as well as the weak role played by financial and governmental institutions. It suggests a number of policies to foster youth entrepreneurship. Recommendations include: nurturing entrepreneurial skills throughout the different stages of education; introducing schemes to encourage banks to finance young people’s business projects; and introducing legislation that provides incentives for young entrepreneurs to tackle obstacles they face