Israeli-GermanEconomic Relations

Grisha Alroi-ArloserCEO

Israeli-German Chamber of Industry & CommerceTel Aviv, March. 19th 2013

German-Israeli(Economic) Relations

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German-IsraeliEconomic Relations

• 1960 the trade volume accounted for 100 Mio. $• 2012 6,2 bil. $ were reached, an annual growth rate

of 9% over 52 years. But 2012 was weaker than 2011• Germany is the third largest trading partner to Israel

after the US and China• Israel is the third largest trading partner to Germany

in the whole MENA region• Considering the population size of Israel, Germany

´s trade with Israel is even bigger than that with the US and Japan

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German-Israeli Trade2003 – 2011, in Mrd. US$

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

1.121.36 1.36

1.751.92 1.95

1.391.65

1.89

2.733.1 3

3.23.48

3.94

3.363.67

4.56

Export to D. Import from D.

Mutual Investments

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Israeli Investment in Germany

German Investment in Israel

$0$1

$2

$3$4$5

$6

$7$8

$9

$10

Series3

Real Estate, Construction, Logistics

Import from Germany to Israel 2011

Export from Israel to Germany 2011

50% Hightech

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• Siemens invested over 900 mil. € in Israel

• SAP over 400 mil. €• VW over 225 mil. €• Deutsche Telekom 12 mil. €• Daimler was partner in

Eurofund VC• So was Deutsche Bank• Henkel owns 50% of Israeli

company Soad• RWE holds 25% of Ardan

Industries• Bayer AG invested a couple

of million. € in Startups

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• What do Airbus, Audi, BASF, BMW, Bosch, EADS, Ford, Mercedes, Siemens and VW have in common?– Tecnomatix!

• Who is German market leader for drip irrigation?– Netafim!

• Where do German mobile providers get there CRM systems? In Israel!

• ..and where do more and more Magnesium parts in German cars come from? Israel!

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Where do 50% of Israeli electricity come from? – From power plants with major

Siemens components! Who did invest in 7 Israeli startups

and increase his Israeli staff from 50 to 750?– SAP

Where are the waggons of the Israeli Railways being built ?– By Bombardier in Germany

German products are highly esteemed, „Made in Germany“ is considered a guarantee for quality

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• We support bi-directional business and trade cooperation by

• Giving first-hand information on both markets• Identifying potential partners, representatives,

importers• Granting legal, tax, HR, PR advice through our

members and partners in both countries

• We support not only the flow of goods and services, but also the transfer of

• Know how• Investments• R&D projects and funds

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