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Economic Survey of Israel12-Dec-2011 The economy, including the housing market, is slowing; sound financial-market supervision is important. Alleviating poverty and raising GDP per-capita, requires structural reform to education, social, housing and industry policies, including the energy sector. Also available: |
Addressing challenges in the energy sector in Israel12-Dec-2011 Philip Hemmings Offshore natural gas discoveries have released Israel from complete reliance on imported primary fuels and are allowing for a cleaner energy mix. Also available:Related documents: |
Issues in private sector finance in Israel12-Dec-2011 Philip Hemmings The 2008-09 global financial crisis did not result in the failure of any major financial institution in Israel, but it did reveal vulnerabilities in the non banking sector – particularly in the corporate bond market. Also available:Related documents: |
How to improve the economic policy framework for the housing market in Israel12-Dec-2011 Philip Hemmings Israeli house prices have risen by over 50% over the past three years. In part this reflects the fact that for several years housing construction had not kept pace with increases in the number of households. Also available:Related documents: |
Israel* - Economic forecast summary (November 2011)28-Nov-2011 The economy is expected to avoid recession, but weakening external demand is nevertheless prompting a slowdown in output growth that is not projected to reverse until the middle of 2012. The worsening ... Also available:Related documents: |
Environment: OECD supports Israeli initiative to develop a green growth plan08-Nov-2011 In recent years Israel has strengthened its environmental policies and now should develop a green growth plan that combines environmental, economic and social policies. Also available: |
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Israel 201108-Nov-2011 This is the first review of Israel's environmental performance. It analyses Israel's progress in achieving a range of national objectives and international commitments, and presents 41 recommendations on how its performance could be improved. Also available: |
Start-up nation: An innovation story30-Sep-2011 This article in the OECD Observer asks what experience Israel, a new OECD member, can bring to the table in terms of innovation. Many OECD countries today are looking to boost productivity through investments in science, technology and R&D. What is Israel's story? |
OECD Observer: Special focus on Israel's economy15-Sep-2011 From innovation to the banking sector, investment policy, tourism, immigration and employment, read this profile of Israel's economy. Includes interview with Yuval Steinitz, minister of finance. |
Dispute Resolution: Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics for 201024-Aug-2011 As part of its ongoing work on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under tax treaties, the OECD makes available to the public annual statistics on the MAP caseloads of member countries and of certain non-OECD economies. MAP statistics have now been released for 2010. Also available:Related documents: |