Commercial Situation
The location on the helped the commercial situation and encouraged the investment process, through establishing and developing the market and bring distinguished goods to attract Israeli. But the Israeli security and closure increased the unemployment level and nearly paralyzed the commercial movement and other economic activities.
The achievements of the Chamber in this aspect are:
- Arguing the Tax department to reduce the tax rates and enhance merchants improve their situation.
- Fighting against the Israeli closure.
- Arranging workshops and meetings at national and international levels to discuss the development of the commercial movement and open external markets.
- Giving licenses and classifying the stores and factories in the district.
- Solving obstacles that face the merchants.
- Helping the merchants for entry permits to Israel.
- Issue the required certificates for exporting product to Jordan and Arabic Countries (Certificate of Origin).
The needs of the commercial situation:
- Putting an end to the economic and security closure imposed by the Israelis on the district.
- Encouraging Israeli customers to enter the city, as they are strong factor in commercial.
- Opening the external markets for both exporting and importing.
- Separating the Palestinian economy from the Israeli one.
- Establishing credit organizations that provide loans at low interest rate.
- Establishing a free commercial zone in the district.