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1. ISRAEL
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Presented by:
Jobin Thomas – 61 Chetan Bagul - 63
Nikhil Maheshi – 95 Abhilash Pakhide - 102

3. • Total Area – 20,770 sq km
• Population – 99,24,000
• Official Language – Hebrew, Arabic ( for Arabic
Minority), English (most commonly used foreign
language)
• National Anthem - Hatikvah

6. PESTEL
• Unicameral Legislature – Knesset
• Member of UN, World Bank, IMF
• Foreign Currency Regulations
• Foreign investments
• Uncertainties regarding taxation
• Labour

7. PESTEL
• GDP $373.75 billion, 4.40%
• GDP Per Capita $42120
• Foreign Reserves- $116bn
• 1 USD = 3.5830 NIS 1 Euro = 4.1970 NIS
• 1 NIS - 20.28 Indian Rupee
• Main industries :
High-technology products, Pharmaceuticals,
Potash and phosphates, Metallurgy, Plastics,
Diamond cutting, Financial services, Petroleum refining
• Population Below Poverty line : 24.80%
• Unemployment : 3.10%

8. PESTEL
• Festivals – Passover, Unleavened Brad, Day of atonement,
Hanukkah
• Boys and Girls serves in Army
• No physical contact during meetings
• 75% population go for online shopping
• Gender Equality

9. PESTEL
• 4.5% GDP on Tech and R&D
• Google, IBM, Facebook, Oracle
• Intellectual Property Rights
• 35th for Ease of doing business, 3rd in Venture Capital availability,
1st in skilled labour
• Intel first processor in 1979
• HP- Biggest software Development group in HP’s worldwide
empire
• Agriculture, Communication, Defense, Communication

10. PESTEL
• Scare Natural Resource
• Environmental Crises
• Waste Production & Disposal
• Water Conservation & Reclamation
• Catalytic converters by 2025
• Kyoto, Montreal Protocol
• Pesticide Usage, Green Energy

11. PESTEL
• High Court of Justice
• No written Constitution
• Israeli Patent Office
• Employee Laws
• IASB, GAAP

12. Doing Business With ISRAEL
• EODB
RANK -
54/190

13. Rankings on Doing Business - Israel

14. Israel import from India amounted to 2 Billion USD which
is 3.5% of its total imports
Israel-Import from India
Top three imports Value 973.6 Million USD
Precious Metals
Gems
Coins
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15. 1. Gems, precious metals and coins: $973.6 million
2. Organic chemicals: $296.5 million
3. Electronic equipment: $121.2 million
4. Medical, technical equipment: $59.3 million
5. Plastics: $56.4 million
6. Vehicles: $44.4 million
7. Machinery: $38.1 million
8. Other textiles, worn clothing: $31.8 million
9. Knit or crochet clothing: $31.6 million
10. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $30.8 million
Israel-Import from India
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16. Israel- Key Import
Product 2016 (Bn USD) 2015(Bn USD) 2014 (Bn USD)
Diamonds 6.85 6.72 5.24
Cars 4.88 3.22 4.05
Crude Petroleum 2.73 0.80 3.34
Refined Petroleum 1.42 1.39 1.83
Computers 1.45 1.45 1.49
Country 2016 (Bn USD) 2015(Bn USD) 2014 (Bn USD)
USA 8.33(13%) 8.56(14%) 7.22(12%)
China 5.96(9%) 5.89(9.8%) 5.91(9.4%)
Switzerland 4.05(6.1%) 4.05(6.8%) 4.76(7.6%)
Germany 4.05(6.1%) 3.8(6.3%) 4.57(7.3%)
Turkey 2.63(4%) 2.88(4%) 2.72(4.3%)

17. Israel-Export to India
Electronic, Medical &
Technical Equipments
Iron & Steel Products
Fertilizers
Israel export to India amounted to 2.3 Billion USD which is 3.8 % of
its total exports.
Top three export Value 897.3 Million USD
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18. TOP
10 Israel-Export to India
1. Electronic equipment: $389.3 million
2. Medical, technical equipment: $180.7 million
3. Iron or steel products: $170.3 million
4. Fertilizers: $157 million
5. Machinery: $110.9 million
6. Organic chemicals: $69.8 million
7. Other chemical goods: $44.2 million
8. Inorganic chemicals: $43.6 million
9. Plastics: $29.5 million

19. Israel- Key Export
Product 2016 (Bn USD) 2015(Bn USD) 2014 (Bn USD)
Diamonds 14.1 14.8 9.32
Packaged Medicaments 5.51 6.53 4.96
Integrated Circuits 3.86 5.25 4.19
Refined Petroleum 1.63 2.26 4.49
Medical Instruments 1.57 1.4 0.97
Country 2016 (Bn USD) 2015(Bn USD) 2014 (Bn USD)
USA 21.6(35%) 24(37%) 11.7(22%)
Palestine 2.93(4.8%) 2.86(4.4%) 2.93(5.5%)
China 3.1(5.1%) 3.25(5%) 2.89(5.4%)
Turkey 1.38(2.3%) 1.68(2.6%) 2.81(5.2%)
Hong Kong 3.28(5.4%) 2.89(4.4%) DNA

20. Indian Companies in Israel

21. Israel- Tax Laws
Business Taxes Tax rates for Individuals

22. Israel- Foreign Direct Investment Policy
❏ Israeli government encourages investment
❏ Incentives to investors under The Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investment
❏ ‘Invest in Israel’, an investment promotion centre under the Ministry of Economy.
❏ Became largest recipient of FDI in Middle East in 2017
❏ Few restrictions in Defence, government approval required for banking & insurance
❏ Industries including transport and utilities remain dominated by state-owned enterprises (SOEs)
Foreign Direct Investment 2015 2016 2017
FDI Inward Flow (million USD) 11,337 11,903 18,954
FDI Stock (million USD) 99,313 107,294 128,818
Number of Greenfield Investments 31 34 73

23. Tariff and Non Tariff Barriers
• Israel has been a member of the WTO since 21st April 1995 and a member of GATT since 5th July
1962
• Trade Policy Review: Israel
• The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Israel took place on 17 and 19 July 2018
• The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Israel.
• Since the last Trade Policy Review of Israel in 2012, economic growth has averaged 3.3% and GDP per
capita increased to more than US$40,000 in 2017.
• Growth has been driven primarily by private consumption and domestic investment and, while trade
is very important to the economy, the trade (goods and services) to GDP ratio declined from 72% in
2012 to 57% in 2017.
• Other trade policies
• Israel has adopted a liberal import policy. In addition to its FTA with the United States, it has FTAs
with Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Turkey, the European Union (EU), and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and
Switzerland)

24. Why Israel ??
❏ The Innovation Capital
❏ The Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit
❏ The Exceptional Workforce
❏ Scientific Excellence, Industrial Profit
❏ A Global Technological Leader
❏ A Flexible, Creative Economy
❏ A Flourishing Venture Capital Market
❏ A Resilient Economy , Security for Investors
❏ The Richness of Diversity
❏ The Support

25. THANK YOU