Ra'ed RAJAD

PlaNet Finance Palestinian Territories

Position :

Microfinance Expert

Presentation:

Mr Ra'ed Rajab has led development projects with international organizations in the West Bank and Gaza through supporting private enterprises. He has also conducted various feasibility studies and structured lending programs for MSME, and provided trainings as well as coaching for the local and regional level.

Mr Rajab is involved in technical assistance projects supervised by PF Palestine in the whole MENA region. His areas of expertise include MSME development and training in finance and strategic management. . Before joining PlaNet Finance, Mr Rajab worked at the Palestine Investment Fund as projects manager where he involved in the SME Loan Guarantee Facility (LGF) launch in West Bank and Gaza, US and Palestinian innovative Private-Public Partnership (PPP).

He also served at the Arab Bank as Supervisor Loan Officer where he enabled and mobilized the shift from collateralized loan mind set into borrowers’ potential in generating cash flow stream at the Microenterprise Lending Department.

Mr. Ra'ed Rajab holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Accounting from Birzeit University, and a Master of Business Administration as well as a Master of Accountancy from the University of Denver in March 2004. Mr. Rajab holds a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential.

 

Fields of expertise:

• Business development

• Management accounting and financial trainer,

• Public-Private Partnership (PPP),

• Microfinance and SME expertise for the local and regional level.

 

Clients/Donors :

• European Commission,

• USAID,

• UNIDO,

• GTZ

 

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