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BREAKFAST BRIEFING FOR AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
AGRITECH 2012Orna Berry, PhD, Chairperson
Monday 27th February, 2012
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Facts & Figures
GovernmentParliamentary DemocracyEstablished 14 May, 1948
Head of StatePrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
GDP (2011) GDP per capita (2011)USD 243 billion (est.) USD 31.2 thousand (est.)
Economy• Advanced industrialized • Export-led market economy• Thriving entrepreneurial high-tech sector
Credit Rating
Area: 21,500 sq kmPopulation: 7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
Moody’s: A1 (stable) S&P: A+ (stable) Fitch: A (stable)
Knesset
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4.8% GDP growth in 2010 and 2011• 4.368% average GDP growth from 2004 to 2011
Debt-to-GDP reduced from 80% in 2009 to 74% in 2011 • Debt-to GDP has annually fallen 3.5% on average since 2002
Foreign Exchange reserves totally $74.9bn at the end of 2011• 25% of GDP in 2006-2010 Y/E Average
Unemployment has fallen to 5.3% - 25 year low
~50% of Industrial Export came from high-tech sector
1st in both total expenditure of R&D as percentage of GDP (4.3%)
and quality of scientific research institutions
Economic Highlights
Leading the national effort of
bolstering the Negev by transferring
IDF bases, utililizing elite units, and
assigning quality manpower to the
Negev .
The IDF Ascends to the Negev :A Vision
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. Data from 2008.
Israel – Current StatusThe State of IsraelPopulation Density by Region
The majority of Israel’s
population is located in the
centre of the country.
This is also the case in terms of
Israel’s economic activity. There
are wide economic gaps between
the centre and the periphery.
This consolidation is an obstacle
to sustainable growth.
1.2 Million Residents 16% of the Population
3 Million Residents 40% of the Population
1 Million Residents 14% of the Population
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Israel – Current Status
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. Data from 2008.
The majority of Israel’s population is
located in the centre of the country.
This is also the case in terms
of Israel’s economic activity.
There are wide economic gaps
between the centre and the
periphery. This consolidation is
an obstacle to sustainable
growth.
12% of Factories and 17% of Israeli Jobs.
57% of Factories and 50% of Israeli Jobs
9% of Factories and 13% of Israeli Jobs
Israel – Objective in 2030
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A more uniform distribution of
Israel’s population and
economic activity – 45% of
residents and jobs are
concentrated in the Negev and
in the Galilee.
Per capita income would be at
least that of central Israel.
2.4 Million Residents Constitute 25% of the Population
2 Million Residents Constitute 20% of the Population
Cycle of Output and Outcomes
The IDF Ascends
to the Negev
Upgrading National
InfrastructuresIn the Negev Moving
High qualityPopulation
To the Negev
Shift of Security
Purchases andProjects
To the Negev
ContinuousSettlement
AreaAlongside southern
Har-Hevron
Expanding The scope of
Economicactivity
Handling Of the
EnvironmentInfrastructures
Reinforcing Education &
Health systemsIn the Negev
PrivatizationOf
services
Employment growth
Capital Investment
In the NegevDuring
Constructionperiod
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