EBRD President visits West Bank and Jordan

• EBRD President visiting West Bank and Jordan
• Odile Renaud-Basso will meet authorities, the international and the business communities
• West Bank has received €185.5 million of EBRD financing across 36 transactions; Jordan has received more than €2.2 billion through 82 projects

The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, is visiting this week the West Bank and Jordan to meet senior government officials and clients from the public and private sectors.

During her visit to the West Bank, she will hold meetings with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, the Minister of National Economy, Mohammad Alamour, the Minister of Finance and Planning, Stefan Salameh, and the Governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority, Yahya Shunnar. President Renaud-Basso will also meet representatives of local partner banks and other private-sector counterparts, as well as representatives of the European Union.

In Jordan, President Renaud-Basso plans to meet the Jordanian Prime Minister, Jafar Hassan, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and Jordan’s EBRD Governor, Zeina Toukan, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Adel Sharkas.

She will also hold roundtable discussions with representatives of the business community, local partner banks, the international community and donors, including the European Union.

Ahead of her visit, President Renaud-Basso said: “I am delighted to be visiting the West Bank and Jordan where the EBRD remains committed to supporting private-sector development and fostering economic growth through investments and policy support. By working closely with local authorities, donors and businesses, we continue to deliver tangible impact, improving lives and strengthening economic stability.”

The President will be joined by an EBRD senior delegation.

Since the start of its operations in the West Bank in 2017, the EBRD has supported 36 private-sector projects, investing a total of €185.5 million.

Since it began operating in Jordan in 2012, the EBRD has provided more than €2.2 billion of financing through 82 projects, supporting the energy sector, critical infrastructure, the banking sector and companies of all sizes, with 73 per cent of those funds going to the private sector. The Bank has also mobilised close to €110 million of funding from other parties in 2025.