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BREAKFAST BRIEFING FOR AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
AGRITECH 2012
Orna Berry, PhD, Chairperson
Monday 27th February, 2012
Facts & Figures
Government
Parliamentary Democracy
Established 14 May, 1948
Head of State
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Knesset
GDP (2011)
USD 243 billion (est.)
GDP per capita (2011)
USD 31.2 thousand (est.)
Economy
• Advanced industrialized
• Export-led market economy
• Thriving entrepreneurial high-tech sector
Area:
21,500 sq km
Population: 7,590,758
(July 2012 est.)
Credit Rating
Moody’s:
A1 (stable)
S&P:
A+ (stable)
Fitch:
2
A (stable)
Economic Highlights
 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
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The IDF Ascends to the Negev:
A Vision
Leading the national effort of
bolstering the Negev by transferring
IDF bases, utililizing elite units, and
assigning quality manpower to the
Negev.
Israel – Current Status
The State of Israel
Population Density by Region
The majority of Israel’s
1.2 Million Residents
16% of the Population
population is located in the
centre of the country.
3 Million Residents
40% of the Population
This is also the case in terms of
Israel’s economic activity. There
are wide economic gaps between
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the centre and the periphery.
1 Million Residents
This consolidation is an obstacle 14% of the Population
to sustainable growth.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. Data from 2008.
Israel – Current Status
The majority of Israel’s population is
located in the centre of the country.
12% of Factories and 17% of
Israeli Jobs.
This is also the case in terms
of Israel’s economic activity.
57% of Factories and
50% of Israeli Jobs
There are wide economic gaps
between the centre and the
periphery. This consolidation is
an obstacle to sustainable
growth.
9% of Factories and
13% of Israeli Jobs
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. Data from 2008.
Israel – Objective in 2030
A more uniform distribution of
Israel’s population and
2.4 Million Residents Constitute 25% of the
Population
economic activity – 45% of
residents and jobs are
concentrated in the Negev and
in the Galilee.
2 Million Residents Constitute 20% of the
Population
Per capita income would be at
least that of central Israel.
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Cycle of Output and Outcomes
Continuous
Settlement
Area
Alongside southern
Har-Hevron
Reinforcing
Education &
Health systems
In the Negev
Handling
Of the
Environment
Infrastructures
Upgrading
National
Infrastructures
In the Negev
Expanding
The scope of
Economic
activity
The IDF
Ascends
to the Negev
Privatization
Of
services
Employment
growth
Moving
High quality
Population
To the Negev
Shift of
Security
Purchases and
Projects
To the Negev
Capital
Investment
In the Negev
During
Construction
period
BE’ER-SHEBA COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES
@ CERMEONY HONOURING THE ANZAC LIGHTHORSEMEN CHARGE
THANK-YOU
Dr Orna Berry, Chairperson
[email protected]
+972-3-510-6464