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Israel is Not Isolated/Boycotted

1.  Is Israel isolated/boycotted?  Is time running out on the Jewish State? On the contrary – time is on Israel’s side: From a $1BN GDP in 1949, Israel surged to a $240BN economy, rated among the top OEDC economies.  Recently, the rising economic powers of the globe, China, Brazil and (especially) India, significantly expand trade with Israel; Europe appoints Israelis to head its high-technology commissions; China lobbies to get Israel’s expected export of natural gas; Europe, the former USSR and the Third Word seek cooperation with Israel’s medical, agricultural, scientific and technological sectors; Israel is the fourth largest defense exporter in the world; Israel’s export is increasingly based on unique niches in the vital areas of health, medical devices, pharmaceutics, biomed, telecommunications, energy alternatives, water, agriculture and the Internet; overseas investment in Israel surge, etc.

2.  $569MN invested in Israel’s (145) high tech companies during the 2nd quarter of 2011, a 19% increase over the 1st quarter and a 66% increase over the 2nd quarter of 2010 (Globes Business Daily, July 21, 2011).  261,000 persons (8.4% of Israel’s business sector) employed by Israel’s high tech industries (243,000 in 2009) – which is responsible for 16% of Israel’s GDP according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (Globes, July 19).   

3.  GE made its 9th Israeli acquisition, acquiring LightTec for $17MN (July 21).  The Norcross, GA-based $400MN S1 Corp merged with Israel’s $300MN FundTech (Globes, June 28).

4.  The Palo Alto (Silicon Valley)-based Accel Partners features 20 Israeli companies in its investment portfolio (Globes, July 12). Japan’s Mitsui Global Investment, Taiwan’s Pegatron and the Evanston, IL-based Amiti Ventures led a $14MN 2nd round by Israel’s Valence (Globes, July 7). The Bethesda-based Novak Biddle, the Stratford, CT-based Portview Communications Partners and Stage One Fund invested $11MN in Israel’s FiberZone (Globes, July 12).  The London-based Index Ventures and the Menlo Park Bessemer Partners Venture led a $10MN round in Israel’s Soluto (Globes, June 27). The $7.5BN NY-based Len Blavatnik invested $9.5MN in Israel’s Get Taxi and the $14BN Ft. Lauderdale-based Citrix invested $2.5MN in Israel’s Gizmox, aiming to acquire the company (Globes, July 22). The Menlo Park-based Andreessen Horowitz invested $8.5MN in Israel’s Capriza (Globes, July 19). Intel Capital led a $7MN 3rd round of private placement by Israel’s Omek Interactive (Globes, July 14).  Google’s Chairman, Eric Schmidt’s, Innovation Endeavors VC Fund made its 3rd Israeli investment – $1MN in DoNanza (Globes, June 30).  




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Foreign investment in Israel’s high-tech companies surged to new heights in the 1st quarter of 2021 – $5.7bn in 172 deals – which is up 89% over the impressive 4th quarter of 2020 and double the volume of the 1st quarter of 2020.

2020 was the first year of surpassing $10bn in capital raised by the Israeli high-tech sector from investors in the US, Asia and Europe, who trust the maturity of Israel’s brain power. Investments in Israeli companies more than tripled in six years, reflecting the effective response by Israeli startups to the technological, medical, pharmaceutical, educational, social and digital challenges posed by Covid-19.

Israel’s economic performance in defiance of Covid-19 is presented by Dr. Adam Reuter, the Chairman and Founder of “Financial Immunities,” Israel’s largest financial-risk management firm, and the co-author of Israel – Island of Success:

  1. Israel has led the globe in the rapid administration of Covid-19 vaccinations due to effective negotiations with Pfizer and an efficient, country-wide medical infrastructure.
  2. Israel is the second lowest among OECD countries in the number of Covid-19 deaths per number of Covid-19 cases: 0.7% compared to the 2.3% OECD average. Israel features a young population (median age of 30 compared to the OECD’s 42) and an effective country-wide medical infrastructure, including top level HMOs and hospitals.
  3. Israel is ranked 12th from the bottom among the 37 OECD countries in the number of deaths per million inhabitants: 645 compared to 1,145 OECD average.
  4. The International Monetary Fund’s 2025 GDP growth forecast for OECD countries: Israel – 4%, OECD average – 2.2%, US – 1.8%, Australia – 2.5%, Ireland – 2.6%, France and Canada – 1.7%, the UK – 1.6%, Germany – 1.2%, etc.
  5. Israel’s 2020 GDP was reduced by 2.5%, compared to the OECD average reduction of 4.1%, South Korea – 1%, Norway – 0.8%, Australia – 2.6%, US – 3.5%, Japan – 4.8%, Germany – 5%, France – 8%, the UK – 10% reduction, etc. GDP growth was recorded in New Zealand – 2.4% and Ireland – 3.5%.
  6. In 2020, Israel was ranked 20th among the 37 members of the OECD in terms of GDP per capita, featuring $43,000 (GDP – $408bn), ahead of Japan, Italy and Spain, and very close behind the UK ($44,000) and France ($45,000).
  7. Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 60% in 2019 to 72% in 2020, compared to the OECD’s average increase from 66% to 82%. The 2020’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 266% in Japan, Italy – 161%, the US – 131%, Germany – 73%, etc.
  8. Israel’s foreign exchange reserves-to-GDP ratio of 41% (3rd among the OECD countries) attests to its financial stability, and Israel’s capability to raise foreign credit promptly in a cost-effective manner. Israel’s foreign exchange reserves in March 2021 – $186bn.
  9. During the past decade, Standard and Poor (S&P) accorded Israel a positive credit rating trend, unlike the negative trend for the G-7 countries. In 2020, notwithstanding Covid-19, Israel’s credit rating (S&P) remained at AA.
  10. Some 380 global high-tech giants operate in Israel, including Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Intel, Cisco, Apple, Verizon, Applied Materials, Dell, HP, Kodak, Oracle, Philips, SAP, Medtronics, GM, eBay, GE, etc. Israel leads the world in the ratio of research and development investment to GDP: 4.9%. 85% of this investment comes from the business sector.

 




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