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Israel leads the OECD in R&D investment

 

“If you want to play in Texas, you got to have a fiddle in the band”, and if you want to play in the top high-tech league, you got to have Israel’s high tech in the band!

 

Irrespective of global slowdown, drying investment resources and accentuated hesitancy by investors, astute investors keep investing in Israel – due to Israel’s unique manpower, which produces cutting edge technologies and products – although in a smaller scope (market valuations have decreased).   

 

1.  Israel leads OECD countries in R&D investment – 4.7% of 2007 GNP in commercial R&D, compared to 4.6% in 2006 (Globes, Aug. 19, 2008).  5.3% GDP growth rate during the first half of 2008 (mostly due to exports), compared with 5.9% during the second half of 2007 and 6.2% during the first half of 2007. The second quarter of 2008 indicates a slowdown of growth at 4.2% (Globes Aug. 25).

 

2.  Independent of global economic downturn and political and security uncertainty, overseas investments in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose in July to 19.7% ($30BN!) of total equity, compared with 18.5% in June and 15.9% in June, 2007 (Ma’ariv, Aug. 28).   

 

3. Red Hat has acquired Israel’s Qumranet for $107MN in cash. $64BN Monsanto, the largest seed-producer in the world, has invested $65MN (over 5 years, including $35MN in R&D and $18MN first installment) in Israel’s Evogene (Globes, Aug. 29).

 

4.  Johnson & Johnson led a $27MN round by Israel’s BrainGate (Globes, Aug. 14). The $160BN CalSTRS, the second-largest investment manager in California, managing the Teachers Union pension fund, has invested $25MN in Israel’s Giza VC Fund (Globes, Sept. 4). Index VC Fund and Accel Partners invested $15MN 4th round of private placement by Israel’s My Heritage (Globes, Sept. 8, 2008).  T-Mobile Ventures, Deutsche Telecom Capital and Granite Ventures participated in a $12MN 2nd round by Israel’s Percello (Globes, Sept. 10).  Britain‘s TLcomCapital has invested $10MN in Israel’s Runcom (Globes, Sept. 1). Capital Coral Management led a $10MN 3rd round by Israel’s Infogin (Globes, Sept. 10).  The US-Japan FinTech GIMV led an $8MN 2nd round by Israel’s Asocs (Globes, Sept. 4). Sequoia and Bloomberg Capital participated in an $8MN 2nd round by Israel’s Correlix (Globes, Sept. 3).  Britain‘s Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment has provided Israel’s Karmelsonix a $7.2MN equity line (Globes, Aug. 26). SAP’s founder and Chairman, Platner, invested $4MN in Israel’s InnovaShare (Globes, Aug. 29). 




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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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