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Invest in Israel Newsletter May 2011 Edition

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In April, the Bank of Israel raised its 2011 growth forecast to 4.5% The International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, in its 2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook ranked Israel in the 17th place among the world’s 59 leading economies in terms of competitiveness. The growth in GDP follows a 7.6%

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Brexit and Financial Services – What Do We Know So Far?

The Startup Magazine

The Bank of England has predicted that by 2019, the level of business investment will be around 25% lower than forecasts made before the referendum, detrimental to productivity growth. The cloud surrounding the operational strategies of the financial hub could mean that firms begin to move their operations out of the City.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

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The IMD, which is a leading business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland, examines the level of developed nations’ competitiveness based on some 330 different parameters. EUROPEAN DRUG GIANT MERCK SERONO TO EXPAND ISRAELI OPERATIONS. ISRAEL TAKES EUREKA CHAIR – WORLD’S LARGEST R&D INITIATIVE.