Israel		Info-Prod Country Guide
CHARACTERISTICS  INDICATORS  THE ECONOMY  PRINCIPAL SECTORS  INVESTMENT ISSUES  PROJECTS  PROSPECTS

Contents

Economic Review Principal Commercial and Political Characteristics General Commercial Outlook Political Outlook Economic Indicators The Economy Inflation Rate Exchange Rate Foreign Debt Labor Force Immigration Principal Sectors General Industry Transportation & Communications Construction Agriculture Tourism External Trade Investment Issues Privatization Current and Projected Projects General Build Operate Transfer Franchising Shopping Malls Best Business Prospects     NOTICE The information presented here was last updated in 1998.  For more up to date information, please contact us

Legal Review Judiciary General Magistrates Court District Court Supreme Court Business Forms and Structures Companies Law    General    Corporations        General        Private Companies        Public Companies        Companies Limited by Shares    Foreign Compaies    Directors' Duties & Liabilities    Securities Regulations Partnerships    General       Limited Partnerships       General Partnerships       Foreign Partnerships    Other Corporate Forms    Joint Ventures    Commercial Agency    Cooperative    Not-for-Profit Organization Anti-Trust Law Currency and Banking  Foreign Currency Control    General    Israeli Residents    Non-Israeli Residents Banking Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks Copyright Taxation General Taxation of Companies Taxation of Branch Operations Taxation of Partnerships Taxation of Individuals Capital Gains Tax    General    Interest    Divdends    Deductions    Depreciation Indirect Taxes    Value Added Tax    Real Property Tax Land Betterment    Acquisition TAx Stamp Duty Gifts & Inheritance Taxes Taxation under Infaltionary Conditions Treeaties for the Prevention of Double Taxation

IN BRIEF: Population 5.83 million (1998) Religions 82% Jewish, 14% Muslim, 3% Christian, 1% Druze and other. Government Parliamentary Democracy Languages  Hebrew, Arabic (English is widely spoken) Work Week Public Sector: Sunday - Thursday 8:30 - 16:30 Banking: Sunday - Friday 8:30 - 12:30 Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 Embassies: Sunday - Thursday 8:00 - 16:30 Monetary Unit New Israeli Shekel (NIS) Exchange Rate NIS 3.6/US$ 1(1998)    Investment and Trade Issues Investment Incentives    General    Encouragement of Capital Investment Law    Research and Development Free Trade Zones    General    Qualifiying Industrial Zone Trade Agreements Customs Environmental Law General General Statutes oncerning Environmental Issues Environmental Protection Legislation