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THE ISRAELI ECONOMY & ISRAEL-ITALY TRADE RELATIONS. Presented by Yifat Inbar, Director South Europe & Africa. Main Economic Indicators. *Using public exchange rate. ** In current prices . Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. G . D . P PER CAPITA, IN P.P.P* , 2010. U.S. DOLLARS.
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THE ISRAELI ECONOMY & ISRAEL-ITALY TRADE RELATIONS Presented by Yifat Inbar, Director South Europe & Africa
Main Economic Indicators • *Using public exchange rate. • ** In current prices Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
G.D.PPER CAPITA, IN P.P.P* , 2010 U.S. DOLLARS *Purchasing Power Parities Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2010.
REAL GDP GROWTH 2010 Source: O.E.C.D & Israel C.B.S.
Israel’s Competitive Edge – IMD World Report 2011 Country Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th BUSINESS EXPENDITURE ON R&D ( % GDP) Israel Sweden Japan Finland Israel Sweden Finland Japan TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D ( % GDP) SKILLED LABOR Israel Denmark Iceland Ireland Hong Kong Malaysia Taiwan ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MANAGERS Israel FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY OF PEOPLE Iceland Israel Brazil Hong Kong VENTURE CAPITAL AVAILABILITY Hong Kong Malaysia Israel Taiwan Israel Ranks 17 Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook - 2011
Israel’s innovative ranking Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2009
010ISRAEL`S EXPORTS OF GOODS, 2 (MILLIONS OF U.S. $) TOTAL EXPORTS – 58,431* EFTA 1,114 1.9% CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2,400 4.1% E.U. 15,390 26.3% NORTH AMERICA** 19,573 33.5% ASIA 13,822 23.7% AFRICA1,419 2.4% LATIN AMERICA2,050 3.5% OCEANIA 576 1.0% Unclassified-$2,087 (3.6%) * Before reduction of returned goods ** 1. N.America including: U.S.A., Canada & Mexico 2.Export to U.S.A.- $18,531 (31.7%) Source: Israel C.B.S.
ISRAEL`S IMPORTS OF GOODS, 2010 (MILLIONS OF U.S. $) TOTAL IMPORTS – 59,122* EFTA 3,299 5.6% CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2,747 4.6% E.U. 20,402 34.5% NORTH AMERICA** 7,276 12.3% ASIA 13,316 22.5% AFRICA566 1.0% LATIN AMERICA668 1.1% OCEANIA 144 0.2% Unclassified-$10,704 (18.1%) * Before reduction of returned goods ** 1. N.America including: U.S.A., Canada & Mexico 2.Import from U.S.A.- $6,698 (11.3%) Source: Israel C.B.S.
Main business sectors of Israel • Agricultural Technologies • Water management, water treatment and wastewater facilities • Life sciences • Telecom, software and ICT • Civil security (HLS) • Aviation and automotive • Cosmetics and Toiletries • Food and wines
Sample of Activities • Israel innovation day 2011 • Water Technologies projects • Expo 2015 • The Telecom sector • R&D collaboration • B2B in exhitibtions in Italy and near countries
Major Conferences & Exhibitions in Israel - 2012 • Agritech – 15-17 May • Biomed – 21-23 May • HLS Conference – 31 October - 3 November • Eilat Eilot (Renewable Energy) – 27-29 November
Commercial Office in Italy Jonathan Hadar Counsellor economic affairs Embassy of Israel Commercial and Investment Office, Milan Tel: +39 02 7601 5545 Fax: +39 02 7601 4145 milano@israeltrade.gov.il http://cafe.themarker.com/user/444630/ http://itrade.gov.il/italy/
Contact us For additional information Yifat Inbar & RenanaAlexandron South Europe & Africa Department sea@moital.gov.il Or visit our site www.trade.gov.il