www.investinisrael.gov.il

"We'd be happy if all [2,000 Israeli companies listed as vendors of software solutions in Intel's database] joined the program." - Intel Developer Relations Division General Manager Christos Georgiopoulos.
05/2009

ISRAEL PROMOTES ALL-INCLUSIVE FILM PACKAGE WITH NEW 20% TAX INCENTIVE

05/2009

NEW INCENTIVE LAUNCHED: GRANTS COVERING UP TO 50% OF LABOR COSTS TO R&D CENTERS ESTABLISHED IN THE NEGEV AND GALILEE

05/2009

ISRAEL�S FOOD PRODUCER OSEM TO BUY FOODTECH FOR $20 MILLION

12/2008

TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR MERGES WITH JAZZ SEMICONDUTOR

09/2008

ISCAR MAKES HEADLINES AGAIN: ACQUIRES LARGE JAPANESE CORPORATION FOR $1 BILLION

09/2008

BANK OF ISRAEL GOVERNOR FISCHER VOICES CONFIDENCE IN ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC SITUATION

Israel's economy expands 5.3% in the first half of 2008, following four consecutive years of annualized growth of 5%
09/2008

HERLEY INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES EYAL MICROWAVE

Together, they form the largest independent microwave company outside US
09/2008

NY MUTUALART.COM OPENS R&D CENTER IN ISRAEL

MutualArt.com Passes Member Milestone and Opens New R&D Center
09/2008

MONSANTO PURCHASES $18 MILLION STAKE IN EVOGENE

�We have been very impressed with Evogene�s discovery capabilities, particularly their computer-based, predictive biology efforts.� � Dr. Robb Fraley, Monsanto�s CTO
09/2008

IDE TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPLY �100 MILLION DESALINATION PLANT TO AUSTRALIA

08/2008

ISRAEL'S OSEM TO BUY TRIBE MEDITERRANEAN FOR $57 MILLION

08/2008

ISRAEL�S SECOND QUARTER GDP RISES BY 4.2% IN ANNUAL TERMS

08/2008

FROST & SULLIVAN HONORS TRANSPHARMA MEDICAL FOR ITS INNOVATIVE VIADERM DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

08/2008

GERMAN SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLIER CARL ZEISS SMT ACQUIRES ISRAEL'S PIXER TECHNOLOGY

"We are delighted at this reinforcement of our company by Pixer Technology," Carl Zeiss, SMT CEO Hermann Gerlinger
08/2008

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	Siemens Israel-Profiting in an Array of Israeli Industries
	"We find in Israel many leading technologies. This is an excellent combination: High-Tech coming from Israel and access to international markets provided by German companies." - Dr. Heinrich Von Pierer, CEO & Chairman, Siemens (2006)

With top scores in leading competitiveness indexes in 2008, Israel continues to demonstrate that it is a major player in the international business arena.
	BUSINESS EXPENDITURE ON RD