Gaza IT industry bypasses economic crisis
Despite the high unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip, IT freelancing and outsourcing to foreign companies is insulating the industry from the siege and economic crisis.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The recession that has prevailed in the Gaza Strip for several years has prompted IT and communication firms, most of which are run by young people, to outsource their work. This has limited the impact of the economic blockade on these firms, as opposed to other sectors.
Unit One, a company founded by two friends, Ahmad Abu Shaaban and Saadi Lazan, both 33, was one of the first to conclude contracts with firms outside Palestine, whether directly or through other intermediate companies operating in the West Bank.
