Sunday 1 May 2016

Ambassador of the Netherlands: improvement is not sufficient in Gaza's economy with high unemployment and poverty rates



Gaza (Ina) - The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Peter Moulma, on Sunday (May 1 / May 2016), he noticed an improvement is not enough in the economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, in light of the high rates of unemployment and poverty. 
He Moulma, during his visit to the Chamber of Chamber of Commerce and Industry province Gaza: "We are always striving to enhance the Dutch Palestinian economic relations and we are working in many sectors, especially the agriculture through the export of strawberries to the Netherlands and Europe, and the Gaza water through desalination and treatment plants, as we work in the rest of the economy." 
for his part, stressed the head of the Chamber of Commerce the industry Strip Walid exclusive, there is no reconstruction of the economic level process, noting that what hasbeen achieved in the economic profile is the exchange compensation for economic facilities not to exceed $ 9 million, where he spent for small businesses , which amounted to assess losses less than seven thousand dollars, from a total of 230 million dollars has been set up by losses of economic facilities that were damaged in the aggression of 2014 is completely or partially 0.6500 economic facilities and overcome the issue. 
He pointed out that the unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip reached 41%, and the number of unemployed 200 thousand people, while poverty and extreme poverty rates exceeding 65%. 
He pointed to the low per capita GDP by more than 20%, in addition to high rates ofunemployment among graduates and young people exceed 51%. 

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