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CA-3-Z020950001 2026-10-09T04:02:57 The objective of this project is to enhance the competitiveness of Palestinian companies by helping them move their goods across borders and reducing the costs associated with accessing domestic and international markets. By providing technical assistance and training to the Palestinian Shippers Council (PSC), CIDA is helping to strengthen the organization’s knowledge of trade regulations, standards and international best practices, expand the reach and scale of its advocacy work, and improve the services it offers Palestinian companies. Closed 2011-03-30T00:00:00 2014-09-30T00:00:00 Palestine 100.00% UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development 15.00% Business support services and institutions 85.00% 2100000.00 Results achieved as of March 2014 include: (1) institutional strengthening plans for the Palestinian Shippers Council were finalized, including a three-year strategy, a financial business case, a management manual, and terms of reference for work units and staff; (2) 89 percent of council staff, directors, and members expressed satisfaction with the improvement in management capacities; (3) 92 percent of male staff and 91 percent of female staff reported improved knowledge and skills on the legal aspects of trade facilitation and their application; (4) five research papers were drafted on trade facilitation topics, including on import of dual use goods, damage and claim process, and barriers facing female shippers, as a result of the council’s enhanced research, policy and technical publication capacity; the papers are expected to contribute to increased awareness among Palestinian shippers on trade facilitation issues; (5) 13 workshops were held for targeted international, public, private, and financial institutions in order to increase awareness among the council’s members and the Palestinian shipper’s community on relevant aspects of trade facilitation, including legal aspects and best practices; (6) the council’s technical and legal services helped Palestinian traders reduce cost and time in all stages of the supply chain; (7) training material for eight training modules of the council’s professional training program was developed, including modules that cover transport, logistics, exports, legal topics, customs, regulatory issues, and import and export management; and (8) 33 potential trainers (12 women) were selected to participate in the training of trainers program. These have contributed to strengthening the effectiveness of the Palestinian Shippers Council on different aspects of trade facilitation, strategic management and targeted expertise training, as well as to improving the understanding of Palestinian firms on how to effectively ship their goods to markets. Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada EGM Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Magh Pre-APP Gender equality Trade development Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) 50000.00 1000000.00 500000.00 600000.00 31.93 35.205 2011200632 UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 2100000.00 1000000.00 600000.00 500000.00