Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today in Ramallah, the Monetary Authority and the Capital Market Authority held the first meeting of the financial inclusion working groups, in the presence of members of these groups, which include about 70 members of representatives of public and private sector institutions, civil society and academic institutions related to inclusion. financial.

The meeting was opened by Mr. Iyad Al-Zitawi, Acting Executive Director of the Financial Stability Group at the Monetary Authority, and Mr. Bashar Abu Zaarour, Director General of the General Department for Digital Finance Services and Innovation at the Capital Market Authority, representatives of the “Presidency of the Technical Committee for Financial Inclusion” formed by the Monetary Authority and the Market Authority. capital.

The meeting aimed to launch the work of the three financial inclusion working groups "consumer empowerment, innovative financial products, and entrepreneurial, small and medium enterprises", which are entrusted with contributing to the implementation of the financial inclusion strategy and its objectives specified in the strategy's action plan.

During the meeting, the latest developments in the implementation of the national strategy for financial inclusion and the most important achievements that were made during the previous period were reviewed. The re-evaluation of financial inclusion in Palestine and the conduct of a comprehensive field survey, which will be implemented during the current year 2022, were also discussed.